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.

Origin of calcimine

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

OTHER WORDS FROM calcimine

cal·ci·min·er, noun

Words nearby calcimine

calciferous, calcific, calcification, calcifuge, calcify, calcimine, calcination, calcine, calciner, calcinosis, calcinosis circumscripta

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Example sentences 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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单词	calcimine
释义	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. Origin of calcimine First recorded in 1860–65; calci- + (kalso)mine OTHER WORDS FROM calcimine cal·ci·min·er, noun Words nearby calcimine calciferous, calcific, calcification, calcifuge, calcify, calcimine, calcination, calcine, calciner, calcinosis, calcinosis circumscripta Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences 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 Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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