badigeon

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/bəˈdɪdʒən/

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.

OriginFrench badigeon →
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Meanings

nounbadigeon (countable and uncountable, plural badigeons)

plural badigeons

  1. countabledateduncountableA 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.

Origin

  1. Frenchbadigeon
  2. Englishbadigeon

Borrowed from French badigeon.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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APA

badigeon. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/badigeon

MLA

“badigeon.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/badigeon. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “badigeon,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/badigeon.

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