a white or tinted liquid of whiting or zinc white, glue, and water, used as a wash chiefly for plastered surfaces
Origin of calcimine
from Classical Latin calx: see calciumtransitive verb
-·mined·, -·min·ing to coat with calcimine
calcimine
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calcimine
also kal·so·mine
noun
Whitewash, or whitewash with zinc oxide or other pigments added, formerly used as a coating for plaster walls and ceilings.
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Noun
(countable and uncountable, plural calcimines)
Verb
(third-person singular simple present calcimines, present participle calcimining, simple past and past participle calcimined)
- To coat with this substance.
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