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stucco

[ stuhk-oh ]

noun

plural stuccoes, stuccos.
  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 decorative work, moldings, etc.
  3. any of various finishes made with cement, plaster, or mortar, as albarium.
  4. a wall, facing, molding, or other work made of such materials.


verb (used with object)

stuccoed, stuccoing.
  1. to cover or ornament with stucco.

stucco

/ ˈ²õ³ÙÊŒ°ìəʊ /

noun

  1. a weather-resistant mixture of dehydrated lime, powdered marble, and glue, used in decorative mouldings on buildings
  2. any of various types of cement or plaster used for coating outside walls
  3. Also calledstuccowork decorative work moulded in stucco
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. tr to apply stucco to
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈ²õ³Ù³Ü³¦³¦´Ç±ð°ù, noun
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • ³Ü²Ô·²õ³Ù³Ü³¦î€ƒc´Ç±ð»å adjective
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of stucco1

1590–1600; < Italian < Langobardic; compare Old High German stucki crust, piece ( German ³§³Ùü³¦°ì )
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of stucco1

C16: from Italian, of Germanic origin; compare Old High German stukki a fragment, crust, Old English stycce
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Tenants also decried the piles of debris that surround their two-story beige and brown stucco building and are calling for county officials to remove them.

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Parts of their video showed law enforcement officers in bulletproof vests posted outside a stucco apartment building with their faces covered.

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So houses are mostly Mediterranean, wrapped with stucco or fiber cement — noncombustible materials — with a few splashes of stone and brick thrown in.

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The 1953 stucco house that had been their home for 23 years, filled with light and designed to showcase the back garden, was gone.

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“I don’t know how, but the fire took away the stucco, took away the sheet rock, and has left this mural undamaged,†Harris said.

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