ZebraWords.com - The Definition of 'Calcimine', Synonyms of 'Calcimine' & More on 'Calcimine'

1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006)

calcimine
    n 1: a water-base paint containing zinc oxide and glue and
         coloring; used as a wash for walls and ceilings
    v 1: cover with calcimine; "calcimine the walls"

2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

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]

3. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

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]

Thesaurus Results for Calcimine:

1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

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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