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Entry 2 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913

Calcimine

· Cal·ci·mine · IPA
01 n. 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, an…
  1. 1.
    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.
02 v. t. To wash or cover with calcimine; as, to calcimine walls.
imp. & p. p. Calcimined; p. pr. & vb. n. Calcimining
  1. 1.
    To wash or cover with calcimine; as, to calcimine walls.