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calcimine

or kal·so·mine

[ kal-suh-mahyn, -min ]

noun

  1. a white or tinted wash for walls, ceilings, etc.


verb (used with object)

, cal·ci·mined, cal·ci·min·ing.
  1. to wash or cover with calcimine.

calcimine

/ ˈkælsɪˌmaɪn; -mɪn /

noun

  1. a white or pale tinted wash for walls
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


verb

  1. tr to cover with calcimine
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other Words From

  • calci·miner noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of calcimine1

First recorded in 1860–65; calci- + (kalso)mine
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Word History and Origins

Origin of calcimine1

C19: changed from Kalsomine, a trademark
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Example Sentences

Even calcimine itself, put over a spot or a scar, will leave a mark.

There was no one in the room and the furniture and floors were covered with heavy canvas sheeting spattered with calcimine.

If he was tight-fisted wanst, he was as close now as calcimine on a rough-finished wall.

Have two or three small evergreen trees at rear, covered with white calcimine and diamond powder.

Of the calcimine paints, the one known as "Calcimo" may be used successfully by children.

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