Gatch work

Gatch work
Gatch Gatch (g[a^]ch), n. [Per. gach mortar.] Plaster as used in Persian architecture and decorative art.

{Gatch decoration}, decoration in plaster often producing design of great beauty.

{Gatch work}, work in which gatch is employed; also, articles of gatch ornamentation collectively. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]


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