parge definition
parge (plural parges) (construction) A coat of cement mortar on the face of rough masonry, the earth side of foundation and basement walls. 1990 May, Cheryl M. Fiorillo, âLightweight block, heavyweight insulatorâ, in Popular Science, volume 236, number 5, New York, N.Y.: Popular Science Pub. Co., ISSN 0161-7370, OCLC 4015531, page 107: I watch as the mason at the Gilbert house picks up a glob of parge coat on his trowel.