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We found 17 definitions of roughcast from 5 different sources.

What does roughcast mean?

Noun Plural: roughcasts
roughcast - a rough preliminary model
		simulation, model the act of imitating the behavior of some situation or some process by means of something suitably analogous (especially for the purpose of study or personnel training)
roughcast - a coarse plaster for the surface of external walls
Verb roughcasts, roughcasting, roughcast
roughcast - shape roughly
		mould, shape, mold, forge, form, work give shape or form to; "shape the dough"; "form the young child's character"
roughcast - apply roughcast to; "roughcast a wall"
		daub, plaster cover (a surface) by smearing (a substance) over it; "smear the wall with paint"; "daub the ceiling with plaster"
roughcast - hew roughly, without finishing the surface; "rough-hew stone or timber"
		rough-hew
		hew out, hew strike with an axe; cut down, strike; "hew an oak"

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roughcast (Noun)
A crude model.
roughcast (Noun)
A rough surface finish, as of a plaster or stucco wall.
roughcast (Noun)
A mixture of pebbles or similar material used to finish a plaster or concrete wall.
roughcast (Verb)
To shape crudely; to form in its first rudiments, without correction or polish.
roughcast (Verb)
To apply a roughcast finish to.

roughcast (v. t.)
To form in its first rudiments, without revision, correction, or polish.
roughcast (v. t.)
To mold without nicety or elegance; to form with asperities and inequalities.
roughcast (v. t.)
To plaster with a mixture of lime and shells or pebbles; as, to roughcast a building.
roughcast (n.)
A rude model; the rudimentary, unfinished form of a thing.
roughcast (n.)
A kind of plastering made of lime, with a mixture of shells or pebbles, used for covering buildings.

roughcast
Coarse cladding used on outside walls that consists of lime (or cement, or both) mixed with sand, and sometimes small gravel or shells, then thrown against the wall.