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Definition of Calcimine
1. Verb. Cover with calcimine. "Calcimine the walls"
2. Noun. A water-base paint containing zinc oxide and glue and coloring; used as a wash for walls and ceilings.
Definition of Calcimine
1. n. 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.
2. v. t. To wash or cover with calcimine; as, to calcimine walls.
Definition of Calcimine
1. Noun. A form of whitewash made from zinc oxide, glue and water, used to coat plaster surfaces. ¹
2. Verb. To coat with this substance ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Calcimine
1. [v -MINED, -MINING, -MINES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Calcimine
Literary usage of Calcimine
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Expert Calciminer: Containing Full Directions for Mixing and Applying by Albanis Ashmun Kelly (1912)
"Add a little color at a time, trying the calcimine for color now and then by
wetting a piece of paper with it and holding it near the fire. ..."
2. Building Construction and Superintendence by Frank Eugene Kidder (1915)
"Painting New Plaster or Cement with Distemper-Colors or calcimine. All cracks
and other imperfections are to be closed up with plaster or cement. ..."
3. The World Book: Organized Knowledge in Story and Picture edited by Michael Vincent O'Shea, Ellsworth D. Foster, George Herbert Locke (1917)
"calcimine, kal'si mine, or cold water paint, has for its basis whiting ...
calcimine must not be confused with whitewash, which is made from caustic lime. ..."
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