calcimine
noun
Pronunciation: /ˈkælkɪmaɪn/
Definition
A white or colored wash made of chalk or lime and water, used as a coating for walls and ceilings.
Examples
The painter applied a fresh coat of calcimine to the interior walls.
Old houses often have layers of calcimine that need to be carefully removed.
How to Use calcimine
- calcimine walls (collocation)
- To apply calcimine to walls. — "We need to calcimine the walls before painting them."
- calcimine ceiling (collocation)
- To apply calcimine to a ceiling. — "The old house had a calcimine ceiling that was starting to flake."
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