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noun
A form of whitewash (inexpensive white paint) made from calcium carbonate, glue and water, used to coat wooden or plaster surfaces.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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verb
To coat with this substance.
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noun
a water-base paint containing zinc oxide and glue and coloring; used as a wash for walls and ceilings
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: wash, water-base paint
verb
cover with calcimine
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: whitewash
History
Alteration of kalsomine, after Latin calcis, genitive of calx (“lime”).
Across languages
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