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Calcimine

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Noun

1. calcimine

a water-base paint containing zinc oxide and glue and coloring; used as a wash for walls and ceilings

Verb

2. calcimine

cover with calcimine

Example Sentences:
'calcimine the walls'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Calcimine

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noun
1. 
a white or pale tinted wash for walls
verb
2. (transitive)
to cover with calcimine

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Calcimine

see synonyms of calcimine
noun
1. 
a white or tinted liquid of whiting or zinc white, glue, and water, used as a wash chiefly for plastered surfaces
verb transitiveWord forms: ˈcalciˌmined or ˈcalciˌmining
2. 
to coat with calcimine

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Calcimine

see synonyms of calcimine
n.
Whitewash, or whitewash with zinc oxide or other pigments added, formerly used as a coating for plaster walls and ceilings.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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