calcimine

English

Alternative forms

calsomine

Etymology

Alteration of kalsomine, after Latin calcis, genitive of calx (“lime”).

Noun

calcimine (countable and uncountable, plural calcimines)

A form of whitewash (inexpensive white paint) made from zinc oxide, glue and water, used to coat wooden or plaster surfaces.

Synonyms

kalsomine

Translations

form of whitewash

Bulgarian: варно мляко (varno mljako), бадана (badana)

German: Kalkfarbe f

Verb

calcimine (third-person singular simple present calcimines, present participle calcimining, simple past and past participle calcimined)

To coat with this substance.

Derived terms

calciminer

Translations

coat with this substance

Bulgarian: баданосвам (bg) (badanosvam)

German: weißeln (de) (South German, Austrian, Swiss), kalken (de), mit Kalkfarbe streichen

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