Definitions For Parge

Verb

parg (construction) To apply a parge#noun, parge on to a surface.

Related terms

parge coat pargeting

Noun

PARGE (plural PARGEs) (construction) A coat of cement mortar on the face of rough masonry, the earth side of foundation and basement walls.

Synonyms

parging

Etymology

Probably from parget, pos=verb (perhaps influenced by sparge, pos=verb), from {{der, en, fro, porjeter}}, progeter, pourgeter, , to cast#verb, cast; to plaster a wall (compare {{cog, fro, parjeter, , to cast (especially light) widely}}; {{cog, frm, pourgetter}} (lille and tournai), {{cog, nrf, porjeter, , to plaster}}; {{cog, fr, pordjèter, , to add mortar between stones}} (liège and namur)), from {{der, en, fro, por-, , through}} + jeter, , to throw, from {{der, en, la, porro, porrō, further; onwards}} + {{etyl, VL., en}}, {{der, en, LL., iectare, iectāre}}, from {{der, en, la, iactare, iactāre, to cast, hurl, throw; to scatter, toss}} (compare {{cog, la, parjactare}}, purjettare, pargettare, progettare). The noun form of parge was derived from the verb.