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 Literature

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

From Literature

The desks had been taken up and placed along the four walls, seats outward, tops forming a ledge against the calcimined stones, making a splendid place for those youngest children who had turned out!

From Project Gutenberg

The paint and calcimine tint suited me, of course.

From Project Gutenberg

Thrown across the end of the bed, the shawl she had danced in, blazing with gay color, cast the reflection of its carmines and yellows on the calcimined wall.

From Project Gutenberg