·noun A rude model; the rudimentary, unfinished form of a thing.
II. Roughcast ·vt To form in its first rudiments, without revision, correction, or polish.
III. Roughcast ·vt To mold without nicety or elegance; to form with asperities and inequalities.
IV. Roughcast ·vt To plaster with a mixture of lime and shells or pebbles; as, to roughcast a building.
V. Roughcast ·noun A kind of plastering made of lime, with a mixture of shells or pebbles, used for covering buildings.