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calcimine
[kal-suh-mahyn, -min]
noun
a white or tinted wash for walls, ceilings, etc.
verb (used with object)
to wash or cover with calcimine.
calcimine
/ ˈkælsɪˌmaɪn, -mɪn /
noun
a white or pale tinted wash for walls
verb
(tr) to cover with calcimine
Other 51Թ Forms
- calciminer noun
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of calcimine1
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of calcimine1
Example Sentences
“He’s always getting paint and calcimine all over his clothes,” said Bill.
All that happened down there was an occasional shower of calcimine.
The desks had been taken up and placed along the four walls, seats outward, tops forming a ledge against the calcimined stones, making a splendid place for those youngest children who had turned out!
The paint and calcimine tint suited me, of course.
Thrown across the end of the bed, the shawl she had danced in, blazing with gay color, cast the reflection of its carmines and yellows on the calcimined wall.
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