stucco
noun C2- A material with binder and aggregate that is used to coat interior walls or to make interior mouldings.
- A material with binder and aggregate that is used to coat exterior walls or to make exterior mouldings.
- A work made of stucco; stuccowork.
Plural stuccoes
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As he struck the wall, pieces of stucco similar to that used in the ground work of arabesques broke off, and fell to the ground in flakes, exposing a large white stone.
The aperture of the rock had been closed with stones, then this stucco had been applied, and painted to imitate granite.
After several blows he perceived that the stones were not cemented, but had been merely placed one upon the other, and covered with stucco; he inserted the point of his pickaxe, and using the handle as a lever, with joy soon saw the stone turn as if on hinges, and fall at his feet.
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