calcimine

• POS: Noun, Verb (transitive)
• HYPHEN: cal=ci=mine

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