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

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

From "Slaughterhouse-Five" by Kurt Vonnegut

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

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

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

Of course calcimine is the simplest and cheapest style of decoration, and recommends itself to the anti-germ disciple because it can be renewed annually at slight expense.

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

Sharlee tapped the calcimine with her pointed fingernails.

From Queed by Crosby, Raymond Moreau