stucco
noun
stuc·co
ˈstə-(ˌ)kō 
plural stuccos or stuccoes
1
a
: a fine plaster used in decoration and ornamentation (as of interior walls)
b
: a material usually made of Portland cement, sand, and a small percentage of lime and applied in a plastic state to form a hard covering for exterior walls
2
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Of those crew members, several inscribed their favorite scriptures on the raw wall and floor before stone or stucco was applied.
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Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 Apr. 2025
As for the three-bedroom, four-bath primary dwelling, the white stucco and terracotta-roof structure was created in the late 1980s by a cadre of designers and architects from California, Australia, and Mexico, according to marketing materials.
—Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 23 Apr. 2025
Other fragments from the site appear to have flaked off large columns that once supported the villa’s porticoed garden: They’re composed of curved stucco gouged with decorative vertical lines, meant to make the columns fluted.
—Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 Apr. 2025
Ramirez and his colleagues unearthed the grave of an adult buried beneath the patio, in a tomb with limestone walls and a stucco floor.
—ArsTechnica, 10 Apr. 2025
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Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 Apr. 2025
As for the three-bedroom, four-bath primary dwelling, the white stucco and terracotta-roof structure was created in the late 1980s by a cadre of designers and architects from California, Australia, and Mexico, according to marketing materials.
—Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 23 Apr. 2025
Other fragments from the site appear to have flaked off large columns that once supported the villa’s porticoed garden: They’re composed of curved stucco gouged with decorative vertical lines, meant to make the columns fluted.
—Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 Apr. 2025
Ramirez and his colleagues unearthed the grave of an adult buried beneath the patio, in a tomb with limestone walls and a stucco floor.
—ArsTechnica, 10 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for stucco
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“Stucco.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stucco. Accessed 30 Apr. 2025.
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