Stucco Definition

stŭkō
stuccoed, stuccoes, stuccoing, stuccos
noun
A durable finish for exterior walls, usually composed of cement, sand, and lime, and applied while wet.
American Heritage
Plaster or cement, either fine or coarse, used for surfacing inside or outside walls or for molding relief ornaments, cornices, etc.
Webster's New World
A plaster or cement finish for interior walls.
American Heritage
Stuccowork.
American Heritage

Work made of stucco; stuccowork.

Wiktionary
Synonyms:
verb
To cover or decorate with stucco.
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Stucco

Noun

Singular:
stucco
Plural:
stuccoes, stuccos

Origin of Stucco

  • Italian stucco "stucco, plaster" from Old Italian stucco, from Lombardic *stucki "crust, fragment, piece" from Proto-Germanic *stukjÄ…, *stukjaz, *stukō, *stÅ«kō (“stick, beam, stump"), from Proto-Indo-European *stAug- (“stalk"). Akin to German stukki "crust, fragment, piece" (German Stück "piece"), Old Saxon stukki "piece, fragment", Old English stycce "piece, fragment".

    From Wiktionary

  • Italian of Germanic origin

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Stucco Sentence Examples

  • Modelling in stucco was extensively used.

  • The houses, of wood or stucco, are painted in warm reds and yellows.

  • Remains of the original marble wall lining and stucco decoration also exist.

  • The decorations were of somewhat gaudy stucco.

  • The corridor is beautifully ornamented by figures in stucco, of the royal lineage from the Tudors to our time.

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