calcimined

Variant of calcimine

calcimine definition

cal·ci·mine (-mīn′, -min)

noun

a white or tinted liquid of whiting or zinc white, glue, and water, used as a wash chiefly for plastered surfaces

Etymology: < L calx: see calcium

transitive verb calcimined -·mined′, calcimining -·min′·ing

to coat with calcimine

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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