CALCIMINE
\kˈalsɪmˌiːn], \kˈalsɪmˌiːn], \k_ˈa_l_s_ɪ_m_ˌiː_n]\
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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.
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To wash or cover with calcimine; as, to calcimine walls.
By Oddity Software
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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.
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To wash or cover with calcimine; as, to calcimine walls.
By Noah Webster.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
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