stuccowork (stucco work)

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• stuccowork — stuccoworker, n. /stuk oh werrk /, n. moldings, decorative work, or a finish made of stucco. [1680 90; STUCCO + WORK] * * * ▪ architecture       in architecture, fine exterior or interior plasterwork used as three dimensional ornamentation, as a… …   Universalium

• stuccowork — ˈ ̷ ̷(ˌ) ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun : decoration, design, or work done in stucco * * * stuccoworker, n. /stuk oh werrk /, n. moldings, decorative work, or a finish made of stucco. [1680 90; STUCCO + WORK] …   Useful english dictionary

• Stucco — Stuc co, n.; pl. {Stuccoes}, {Stuccos}. [It., fr. OHG. stucchi a crust, piece, G. st[ u]ck piece; akin to AS. stycce. See {Stock}.] 1. Plaster of any kind used as a coating for walls, especially, a fine plaster, composed of lime or gypsum with… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Stuccowork — Stuc co*work , n. Work done in stucco. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• stucco — [stuk′ō] n. pl. stuccoes or stuccos [It, prob. < Langobardic * stukki, akin to OHG stucki, rind, crust, orig., piece: for IE base see STOCK] 1. plaster or cement, either fine or coarse, used for surfacing inside or outside walls or for molding …   English World dictionary

• stucco — /stuk oh/, n., pl. stuccoes, stuccos, v., stuccoed, stuccoing. n. 1. an exterior finish for masonry or frame walls, usually composed of cement, sand, and hydrated lime mixed with water and laid on wet. 2. any of various fine plasters for… …   Universalium

• stuccowork — stuc•co•work [[t]ˈstʌk oʊˌwɜrk[/t]] n. bui bui archit. moldings, decorative work, or a finish made of stucco • Etymology: 1680–90 …   From formal English to slang

• stuccowork — noun Date: 1686 work done in stucco …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• stuccowork — /ˈstʌkoʊwɜk/ (say stukohwerk) noun work made of stucco …  

• Islamic arts — Visual, literary, and performing arts of the populations that adopted Islam from the 7th century. Islamic visual arts are decorative, colourful, and, in religious art, nonrepresentational; the characteristic Islamic decoration is the arabesque.… …   Universalium

• Western sculpture — ▪ art Introduction       three dimensional artistic forms produced in what is now Europe and later in non European areas dominated by European culture (such as North America) from the Metal Ages (Europe, history of) to the present.       Like… …   Universalium