The technique used by striking a smooth edge of stone with appropriate tools to create a rough, convex appearance.

A type of stone dressing in which the edges are cut back at a constant distance to create a framelike effect for rock-faced stone blocks. This type of dressing was originally done by hand with a pitching chisel.

surface resembling rock-faced produced with pitching tool.

Sloping, especially referring to a roof.

set at a slant; "a pitched rather than a flat roof"

(of sound) set to a certain pitch or key; usually used as a combining form; "high-pitched"