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parge

noun · verb · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /pɑː(ɹ)d͡ʒ/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • General-American: /pɑɹd͡ʒ/
  • rhymes with -ɑː(ɹ)dʒ

1

noun

Meaning 1

A coat of cement mortar on the face of rough masonry, the earth side of foundation and basement walls.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: business, construction, manufacturing

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

verb

Meaning 2

To apply a parge on to a surface.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: business, construction, manufacturing

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History

Etymology

Probably from parget (verb) (perhaps influenced by sparge (verb)), from Old French porjeter, progeter, pourgeter (“to cast; to plaster a wall”) (compare Old French parjeter (“to cast (especially light) widely”); Middle French pourgetter (Lille and Tournai), Norman porjeter (“to plaster”); French pordjèter (“to add mortar between stones”) (Liège and Namur)), from Old French por- (“through”) + jeter (“to throw”), from Latin porrō (“further; onwards”) + Vulgar Latin, Late Latin iectāre, from Latin iactāre (“to cast, hurl, throw; to scatter, toss”) (compare Latin parjactare, purjettare, pargettare, progettare). The noun form of parge was derived from the verb.