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calciform |
calcifugous |
calcify |
calcigenous |
calcigerous |
Calcimine
| calciminer
| calcinable
| calcinate
| calcination
| calcinatory
Calcimine
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun Calcimine has 1 sense
- calcimine(n = noun.artifact) Array - a water-base paint containing zinc oxide and glue and coloring; used as a wash for walls and ceilings; Array is a kind of wash, water-base paint
Derived form verb calcimine1
Verb Calcimine has 1 sense
- calcimine(v = verb.contact) Array - cover with calcimine; "calcimine the walls" is one way to whitewash
Derived form noun calcimine1
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CIDE DICTIONARY
Calcimine, 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. [1913 Webster]
Calcimine, v. t.
To wash or cover with calcimine; as, to calcimine walls. [1913 Webster]
THESAURUS
Calcimine
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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