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limewash

noun · verb · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

A mixture of slaked lime in water, used as a paint or a paintlike coating.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Examples

  • Near-synonyms: whitewash (often coinstantial), limewater, milk of lime, pickling lime

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: whitewash, limewater, milk of lime, pickling lime

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: wash, coating

2

verb

Meaning 2

To paint with limewash (slaked lime in water).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: transitive

Examples

  • Near-synonym: whitewash (often coinstantial)

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: whitewash

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From lime + wash.

Across languages

Translations

5 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: варно мляко (varno mljako) — A mixture of slaked lime in water
  • Bulgarian: бадана (badana) — A mixture of slaked lime in water
  • Estonian: lubjapiim — A mixture of slaked lime in water
  • Turkish: kireçsütü — A mixture of slaked lime in water
  • Ottoman Turkish: بادانه (badana) — A mixture of slaked lime in water