1. to coat or cover with plaster, whitewash, or similar material
Usage: archaic or regional
2. to purge or cleanse (used historically in medical contexts)
Usage: archaic; medical

1. plaster, whitewash, or a coating material applied to walls or surfaces
Usage: archaic or regional

Examples

• The old cottage walls were pargeted with lime and chalk.
• Workers began to parget the exterior of the building before winter.
• The parget on the farmhouse had cracked and peeled over decades.
• They used parget to seal the cracks in the stone walls.
• The mason applied fresh parget to brighten the facade.