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stucco
[stuhk-oh]
noun
plural
stuccoes, stuccosan exterior finish for masonry or frame walls, usually composed of cement, sand, and hydrated lime mixed with water and laid on wet.
any of various fine plasters for decorative work, moldings, etc.
any of various finishes made with cement, plaster, or mortar, as albarium.
a wall, facing, molding, or other work made of such materials.
verb (used with object)
to cover or ornament with stucco.
stucco
/ ˈʌəʊ /
noun
a weather-resistant mixture of dehydrated lime, powdered marble, and glue, used in decorative mouldings on buildings
any of various types of cement or plaster used for coating outside walls
Also called: stuccowork.decorative work moulded in stucco
verb
(tr) to apply stucco to
Other 51Թ Forms
- unstuccoed adjective
- ˈٳܳDZ noun
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of stucco1
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of stucco1
Example Sentences
The modest white stucco building was fringed with dead grass.
The 10-unit, stucco structure surrounds an open courtyard and is topped by an extensive penthouse where “Wizard of Oz” Tin Man Jack Haley once lived.
Behind them loomed the prison, its fortress-like facade menacing in appearance, but also a testament to age and weather, with crumbling stucco, deteriorated masonry and leaking joints.
Males choose conspicuous basking locations — a rock, stucco wall or, well, a fence — to woo females and proclaim ownership of a territory.
Tenants also decried the piles of debris that surround their two-story beige and brown stucco building and are calling for county officials to remove them.
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