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badigeon

/bəˈdɪdʒən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
badi-geon
IPA
/bəˈdɪdʒən/
12
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A cement or paste (often made with plaster and freestone, or of sawdust and glue or lime) used by sculptors and builders to fill holes, cover defects, or finish a surface.

Countable; Dated; Uncountable

Etymology

Borrowed from French badigeon.

Origin

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Usage

Inflected Forms

badigeons (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce badigeon?
The recorded pronunciation is /bəˈdɪdʒən/.
What does badigeon mean?
A cement or paste (often made with plaster and freestone, or of sawdust and glue or lime) used by sculptors and builders to fill holes, cover defects, or finish a surface.
Where does badigeon come from?
It is traced to French.

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