BADIGEON
\bˈadɪd͡ʒən], \bˈadɪdʒən], \b_ˈa_d_ɪ_dʒ_ə_n]\
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A cement or distemper paste (as of plaster and powdered freestone, or of sawdust and glue or lime) used by sculptors, builders, and workers in wood or stone, to fill holes, cover defects, etc.
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A cement or distemper paste (as of plaster and powdered freestone, or of sawdust and glue or lime) used by sculptors, builders, and workers in wood or stone, to fill holes, cover defects, etc.
By Noah Webster.
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A cement used by statuaries to fill up small holes and repair other defects in the material of their work; a cement used for a similar purpose by joiners.
By Nuttall, P.Austin.
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A preparation of sawdust, slaked lime, powdered stone, and alum, for colouring the walls of houses; a mixture of plaster and freestone used by sculptors in repairing defects in their work; a kind of cement used by joiners, &c.
By Stormonth, James, Phelp, P. H.
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