'Calcimine' definitions:
Definition of 'calcimine'
(from WordNet)
noun
A water-base paint containing zinc oxide and glue and coloring; used as a wash for walls and ceilings
verb
Cover with calcimine; "calcimine the walls"
Definition of 'Calcimine'
From: 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]
Definition of 'Calcimine'
From: 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]
Synonyms of 'calcimine'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- 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