calcimine
Meanings
Noun
- A form of whitewash (inexpensive white paint) made from calcium carbonate, glue and water, used to coat wooden or plaster surfaces.
Verb
- To coat with this substance.
Related
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Origin
- Alteration of kalsomine, after Latin calcis, genitive of calx.
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