calcimine

American  

[kal-suh-mahyn, -min] / ˈkæl səˌmaɪn, -mɪn /

Or kalsomine

noun

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

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verb (used with object)

calcimined, calcimining

1. to wash or cover with calcimine.

calcimine British  

/ ˈkælsɪˌmaɪn, -mɪn /

noun

1. a white or pale tinted wash for walls

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verb

1. (tr) to cover with calcimine

Other Word Forms

• calciminer noun

Etymology

Origin of calcimine

First recorded in 1860–65; calci- + (kalso)mine

Example Sentences

“He’s always getting paint and calcimine all over his clothes,” said Bill.

From "Mr. Popper's Penguins" by Florence Atwater and Richard Atwater

He was spattered here and there with paint and calcimine, and there were bits of wallpaper clinging to his hair and whiskers, for he was rather an untidy man.

From "Mr. Popper's Penguins" by Florence Atwater and Richard Atwater

All that happened down there was an occasional shower of calcimine.

From "Slaughterhouse-Five" by Kurt Vonnegut

A simple paper, costing 15 to 35 cents per roll, is best, or even plain calcimine, which many persons consider more healthful.

From The Complete Home by Laughlin, Clara E. (Clara Elizabeth)

"We may have to calcimine the whole place in pale pink and let it go at that!"

From Under the Skylights by Fuller, Henry Blake