Roughcast

Description

A coarse, textured plaster finish coat often seen on the exterior of English cottages. Roughcast coatings are made by throwing shells or pebbles into the wet plaster surface.

Synonyms and Related Terms

rough cast; harl; harle

Authority

• The American Heritage Dictionary or Encarta, via Microsoft Bookshelf 98, Microsoft Corp., 1998

• Art and Architecture Thesaurus Online, http://www.getty.edu/research/tools/vocabulary/aat/, J. Paul Getty Trust, Los Angeles, 2000