parget/ˈpɑɹd͡ʒɪt/EtymologyFrom Middle English pargetten, from Old French pargeter, parjeter (“to throw about”), from par- (intensive prefix) (from Latin per-) + jeter (“to throw”) (from Latin iactō, frequentative of iaciō). The noun is derived from the verb.nounGypsum.“Blind parget cherubs watched from the high corners.”Plaster, as for lining the interior of flues, or for stuccowork.“The surface of the parget might be finished either smooth, with a coat of whitewash, or as rough-cast with sand or small stones.”Paint, especially for the face.verbTo coat with gypsum; to plaster, for example walls, or the interior of flues.“parget the outside of their houses.”To paint; to cover over.