parging means A coat of cement mortar on the face of rough masonry, the earth side of foundation and basement walls; a parge. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 88 out of 100.
parging is pronounced /ˈpɑːd͡ʒɪŋ/.
Etymology
From parge + -ing.
noun
- A coat of cement mortar on the face of rough masonry, the earth side of foundation and basement walls; a parge.“Although all of the mortar pargings were crazed, the effects of weathering were most apparent in the top pargings and in the top courses of the walls.”
- Pargeting.