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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. See also:Stuck, piece, allied to stock)  , a See also:kind of See also:plaster used for the covering of walls, or for decorative or ornamental features such as cornices, See also:mouldings, &c., or for ceilings . The See also:stucco used as an exterior covering for See also:brick or See also:stone See also:work is coarse; a finer kind is used for decorative purposes .

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