Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Whitewash, or whitewash with zinc oxide or other pigments added, formerly used as a coating for plaster walls and ceilings.
from The Century Dictionary.
- To wash or cover with calcimine: as, to
calcimine walls. Also, incorrectly, kalsomine. - noun A superior kind of white or tinted wash for the walls of rooms, ceilings, etc. Incorrectly, kalsomine.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- transitive verb To wash or cover with calcimine.
- noun A white or colored wash for the ceiling or other plastering of a room, consisting of a mixture of clear glue, Paris white or zinc white, and water.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A form of
whitewash made fromzinc oxide ,glue and water, used to coatplaster surfaces. - verb To coat with this substance
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a water-base paint containing zinc oxide and glue and coloring; used as a wash for walls and ceilings
- verb cover with calcimine
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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The matte acrylic will look different and wear longer than the calcimine.
House Paint 2005
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They often use calcimine - lime and color - which is beautiful but not always very practical.
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The matte acrylic will look different and wear longer than the calcimine.
House Paint 2005
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They often use calcimine - lime and color - which is beautiful but not always very practical.
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They often use calcimine - lime and color - which is beautiful but not always very practical.
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They often use calcimine - lime and color - which is beautiful but not always very practical.
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They often use calcimine - lime and color - which is beautiful but not always very practical.
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The matte acrylic will look different and wear longer than the calcimine.
House Paint 2005
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They often use calcimine - lime and color - which is beautiful but not always very practical.
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The matte acrylic will look different and wear longer than the calcimine.
House Paint 2005
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