water crack

water crack

In plastering, a fine crack in a coat applied before the previous coat has dried, or in a coat having excessive water in the plaster.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Architecture and Construction. Copyright © 2003 by McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
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