troweled

Smoothed wet cement

Troweled is the past tense of trowel, meaning to spread, smooth, or apply with a trowel—a flat-bladed hand tool used in masonry and gardening.

Masons trowel mortar between bricks; plasterers trowel compound onto walls: He troweled the cement into the cracks.

Also spelled trowelled.

masonry

mortar

Grinding bowl or binder

  • bricksFired clay building units
  • stoneSolid earth fragment
  • cementCalcium powder binding agent

block · joint · grout · pointing · bedding · bricklayer · mason · wall · chimney · ashlar

plastering

plaster

Wall-coating paste

  • stuccoDecorative wall plaster
  • gypsumHydrated calcium sulfate
  • limeAcidic green citrus

skim · coat · float · hawk · spatula · plasterer · smoothing · texturing · screed · render

applied

mortar

Grinding bowl or binder

grout · spackling · putty · mastic · thinset · concrete · epoxy · sealant · paste · gesso

craftsmanship

precision

Accuracy of measurement

workmanship · handiwork · dexterity · artisan · meticulous · expertise · proficiency · detail · consistency · evenness

Categories
Opposites
application method

troweledbrushed

Touched in passing

sprayed · poured · rolled · sponged · stippled

surface finish quality

troweledrough

Uneven in surface

textured · unfinished · untreated · smooth · flawless

surface treatment state

troweleduntreated

Not given care

bare · raw · uncoated · stripped · scraped

Phrases
Family

trowel, trowels, troweling, trowelled, trowelling, trowelful

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G