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calcimine

cal·ci·mine

uncommon
noun (1) verb (1)

noun

1.

a water-base paint containing zinc oxide and glue and coloring; used as a wash for walls and ceilings

verb

1.

cover with calcimine

  • “calcimine the walls”

Origin

Alteration of kalsomine, after Latin calcis, genitive of calx (“lime”).

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