calcimine

or kal·so·mine

[ kal-suh-mahyn, -min ]

/ ˈkæl səˌmaɪn, -mɪn /

noun

a white or tinted wash for walls, ceilings, etc.

verb (used with object), cal·ci·mined, cal·ci·min·ing.

to wash or cover with calcimine.

Nearby words

calciferous, calcific, calcification, calcifuge, calcify, calcimine, calcination, calcine, calcined baryta, calciner, calcinosis

Origin of calcimine

First recorded in 1860–65; calci- + (kalso)mine

Related forms

cal·ci·min·er, noun

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Examples from the Web for calcimine

Kalsomine, an incorrect form of calcimine, which see under Calcium.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M)|Various
Paint is preferable to whitewash or calcimine for the walls, since it is less affected by steam, and can be more readily cleaned.
Science in the Kitchen.|Mrs. E. E. Kellogg
There was no one in the room and the furniture and floors were covered with heavy canvas sheeting spattered with calcimine.
The Rest Hollow Mystery|Rebecca N. Porter
If he was tight-fisted wanst, he was as close now as calcimine on a rough-finished wall.
Mr. Dooley: In the Hearts of His Countrymen|Finley Peter Dunne

Paint or calcimine the walls instead of papering them again.
The Library of Work and Play: Housekeeping|Elizabeth Hale Gilman

British Dictionary definitions for calcimine

calcimine

kalsomine

/ (ˈkælsɪˌmaɪn, -mɪn) /

noun

a white or pale tinted wash for walls

verb

(tr) to cover with calcimine

Word Origin for calcimine

C19: changed from Kalsomine, a trademark

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