calcimine

American  

[kal-suh-mahyn, -min] / ˈkæl səˌmaɪn, -mɪn /

Or kalsomine

noun

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

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verb (used with object)

calcimined, calcimining

1. to wash or cover with calcimine.

calcimine British  

/ ˈkælsɪˌmaɪn, -mɪn /

noun

1. a white or pale tinted wash for walls

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verb

1. (tr) to cover with calcimine

Other Word Forms

• calciminer noun

Etymology

Origin of calcimine

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

Example Sentences

He was spattered here and there with paint and calcimine, and there were bits of wallpaper clinging to his hair and whiskers, for he was rather an untidy man.

From "Mr. Popper's Penguins" by Florence Atwater and Richard Atwater

All that happened down there was an occasional shower of calcimine.

From "Slaughterhouse-Five" by Kurt Vonnegut

“He’s always getting paint and calcimine all over his clothes,” said Bill.

From "Mr. Popper's Penguins" by Florence Atwater and Richard Atwater

"Goldstein," he said hoarsely, "is it assault that some one paints you from head to foot with calcimine?"

From Elkan Lubliner, American by Glass, Montague

The paint and calcimine tint suited me, of course.

From The Idyl of Twin Fires by Eaton, Walter Prichard