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covering material

DEFINITIONS OF: covering material

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n a material used by builders to cover surfaces

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fiberglass, fibreglass
a covering material made of glass fibers in resins
lino, linoleum
a floor covering
plaster
a mixture of lime or gypsum with sand and water; hardens into a smooth solid; used to cover walls and ceilings
puddle
a mixture of wet clay and sand that can be used to line a pond and that is impervious to water when dry
finish coat, finishing coat
the final coating of plaster applied to walls and ceilings
grout
a thin mortar that can be poured and used to fill cracks in masonry or brickwork
parget, pargeting, pargetting
plaster used to coat outer walls and line chimneys
roughcast
a coarse plaster for the surface of external walls
spackle, spackling compound
powder (containing gypsum plaster and glue) that when mixed with water forms a plastic paste used to fill cracks and holes in plaster
stucco
a plaster now made mostly from Portland cement and sand and lime; applied while soft to cover exterior walls or surfaces
Type of:
building material
material used for constructing buildings
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