stucco

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"Until we did this scan, how deep the stucco was and whether a second face was underneath it was unknown," he said.

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  1. noun A durable finish for exterior walls, usually composed of cement, sand, and lime, and applied while wet.
  2. noun A fine plaster for interior wall ornamentation, such as moldings.
  3. noun A plaster or cement finish for interior walls.

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  1. Italian, of Germanic origin.

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  1. Formerly also stuck, from French stuc = Spanish estuco = Portuguese estuque = Dutch stuc = G. Swedish stuck = Danish stuk; from Italian stucco, stucco, from Old High German stucchi, Middle High German stücke, German stück, a piece, a patch, = Dutch stuk = Old Saxon stukki = Anglo-Saxon stycce = Icelandic stykki, a piece; connected with stock.
  2. from stucco, n.
 

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/ˈstəkoʊ/
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