Wordnet 3.0
NOUN (1)
1.
a water-base paint containing zinc oxide and glue and coloring;
used as a wash for walls and ceilings;
VERB (1)
1.
cover with calcimine;
- Example: "calcimine the walls"
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]
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]
WordNet (r) 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"