4 definitions found From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: 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] From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: 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] From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]: calcimine n : a water-base paint containing zinc oxide and glue and coloring; used as a wash for walls and ceilings v : cover with calcimine; "calcimine the walls" From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]: 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
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