单词 | pebble-dashing |
释义 | pebble-dashingn. The action of pebble-dashing a wall or building; (also) the external coating so applied. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > materials > derived or manufactured material > plaster > [noun] > rough-cast or pebble-dash daubing1382 roughcasting1469 temper1594 roughcast1596 rough mortar1703 rough coating1791 slapdash1796 pebble-dashing1826 pebble-dash1831 harl1869 1826 Lancet 15 July 504/1 There are four stories, and two fronts, one protruding in cut stone, the other receding to some distance behind, as if shy of its humble pebble-dashing. 1871 Manufacturer & Builder May 103/2 It becomes much more durable for mortar, and especially for pebble-dashing in mortar. 1940 Chambers's Techn. Dict. 621/1 Pebble-dashing (Plast.), a rough finish given to a wall by coating it with plaster, on to which, while it is still soft, small stones and liquid lime are thrown. 1978 Lancashire Life Sept. 3/2 (advt.) A detached house.., built approximately 1938 of brick with pebbledashing to most elevations. 1993 Collins Compl. DIY Man. (new ed.) ii. 47/2 If damp gets behind pebbledashing, one or both layers may separate. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < |
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