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Originally appearing in Volume V25, Page 1049 of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.

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STUCCO (Ital. stucco, adapted from O.H.G. stucchi, crust, piece, patch, Ger. Stuck, piece, allied to stock)

STUCCO (Ital. stucco, adapted from O.H.G. stucchi, crust, piece, patch, Ger.
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STUCK, FRANZ (1863— )
Stuck, piece, allied to stock) , a

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KIND (O. E. ge-cynde, from the same root as is seen in " kin," supra)

kind of

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PLASTER

plaster used for the covering of walls, or for decorative or ornamental features such as cornices,

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MOULDINGS

mouldings, &c., or for ceilings . The

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STUCCO (Ital. stucco, adapted from O.H.G. stucchi, crust, piece, patch, Ger. Stuck, piece, allied to stock)

stucco used as an exterior covering for

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BRICK (derived according to some etymologists from the Teutonic bricke, a disk or plate; but more authoritatively, through the French brique, originally a " broken piece," applied especially to bread, and so to clay, from the Teutonic brikan, to break)

brick or

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stone

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WORK

work is coarse; a finer kind is used for decorative purposes .

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