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Definition of Plasterwork

1. Noun. A surface of hardened plaster (as on a wall or ceiling). "There were cracks in the plaster"

Definition of Plasterwork

1. n. Plastering used to finish architectural constructions, exterior or interior, especially that used for the lining of rooms. Ordinarly, mortar is used for the greater part of the work, and pure plaster of Paris for the moldings and ornaments.

Definition of Plasterwork

1. Noun. Architectural work executed in plaster. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Plasterwork

1. [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Plasterwork

Literary usage of Plasterwork

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Village Homes of England by Sydney Robert Jones (1912)
"DETAILS OF EXTERNAL plasterwork i^N the worker to cling to accepted methods, ... Particularly in plasterwork is demonstrated how permanent and fixed local ..."

2. Saving the Tsars' Palaces by Christopher Morgan, Irina Orlova (2005)
"Certainly, each room had had its individual integrated theme and design so that its shape, its plasterwork, its floor and its ceiling were all united by ..."

3. A Dictionary of Architecture and Building, Biographical, Historical, and by Russell Sturgis (1901)
"C. Coarse plasterwork in general. The modern facing on rough brickwork, as in the lining of flues. ..."

4. Readings in Vocational Guidance by Meyer Bloomfield (1915)
"Fixing fibrous plasterwork is sometimes heavy work, and skillful ... The increasing and very varied use that is being made of plasterwork and the scope ..."

5. The Journal of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland by Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland (1904)
"The plasterwork is attributed to Cipriani, ... Examining the design critically, it may be regarded as a very interesting example of the plasterwork of the ..."

6. Readings in Vocational Guidance by Meyer Bloomfield (1915)
"Fixing fibrous plasterwork is sometimes heavy work, and skillful ... The increasing and very varied use that is being made of plasterwork and the scope ..."

7. The Village Homes of England by Sydney Robert Jones (1912)
"DETAILS OF EXTERNAL plasterwork i^N the worker to cling to accepted methods, ... Particularly in plasterwork is demonstrated how permanent and fixed local ..."

8. Saving the Tsars' Palaces by Christopher Morgan, Irina Orlova (2005)
"Certainly, each room had had its individual integrated theme and design so that its shape, its plasterwork, its floor and its ceiling were all united by ..."

9. A Dictionary of Architecture and Building, Biographical, Historical, and by Russell Sturgis (1901)
"C. Coarse plasterwork in general. The modern facing on rough brickwork, as in the lining of flues. ..."

10. Readings in Vocational Guidance by Meyer Bloomfield (1915)
"Fixing fibrous plasterwork is sometimes heavy work, and skillful ... The increasing and very varied use that is being made of plasterwork and the scope ..."

11. The Journal of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland by Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland (1904)
"The plasterwork is attributed to Cipriani, ... Examining the design critically, it may be regarded as a very interesting example of the plasterwork of the ..."

12. Readings in Vocational Guidance by Meyer Bloomfield (1915)
"Fixing fibrous plasterwork is sometimes heavy work, and skillful ... The increasing and very varied use that is being made of plasterwork and the scope ..."

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