v. t. | 1. | To form in its first rudiments, without revision, correction, or polish. |
2. | To mold without nicety or elegance; to form with asperities and inequalities. | |
3. | To plaster with a mixture of lime and shells or pebbles; | |
n. | 1. | A rude model; the rudimentary, unfinished form of a thing. |
2. | A kind of plastering made of lime, with a mixture of shells or pebbles, used for covering buildings. |
Noun | 1. | roughcast - a coarse plaster for the surface of external walls |
2. | roughcast - a rough preliminary model | |
Verb | 1. | roughcast - shape roughly |
2. | roughcast - apply roughcast to; "roughcast a wall" | |
3. | roughcast - hew roughly, without finishing the surface; "rough-hew stone or timber" Synonyms: rough-hew |