calcimine

4 definitions found

calcimine - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Calcimine \Cal"ci*mine\, n. [L. calx, calcis, lime.]
     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. [Also spelt kalsomine.]
     [1913 Webster]

  Calcimine \Cal"ci*mine\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Calcimined; p.
     pr. & vb. n. Calcimining.]
     To wash or cover with calcimine; as, to calcimine walls.
     [1913 Webster]

calcimine - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  calcimine
      n 1: a water-base paint containing zinc oxide and glue and
           coloring; used as a wash for walls and ceilings
      v 1: cover with calcimine; "calcimine the walls"

calcimine - Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :

  57 Moby Thesaurus words for "calcimine":
     apply paint, bedaub, bedizen, begild, besmear, brush on paint,
     chalk, coat, color, complexion, cover, dab, daub, deep-dye, dip,
     distemper, double-dye, dye, emblazon, enamel, engild, face,
     fast-dye, fresco, gild, glaze, gloss, grain, hue, illuminate,
     imbue, ingrain, japan, lacquer, lay on color, paint, parget,
     pigment, pipe-clay, prime, shade, shadow, shellac, slop on paint,
     smear, stain, stipple, tinct, tincture, tinge, tint, tone,
     undercoat, varnish, wash, white, whitewash