CALCIMINE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does calcimine mean? 

• CALCIMINE (noun)
  The noun CALCIMINE has 1 sense:

1. a water-base paint containing zinc oxide and glue and coloring; used as a wash for walls and ceilings

  Familiarity information: CALCIMINE used as a noun is very rare.

• CALCIMINE (verb)
  The verb CALCIMINE has 1 sense:

1. cover with calcimine

  Familiarity information: CALCIMINE used as a verb is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• CALCIMINE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A water-base paint containing zinc oxide and glue and coloring; used as a wash for walls and ceilings

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("calcimine" is a kind of...):

wash (a thin coat of water-base paint)

water-base paint (paint in which water is used as the vehicle)

Derivation:

calcimine (cover with calcimine)

• CALCIMINE (verb)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Cover with calcimine

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Context example:

calcimine the walls

Hypernyms (to "calcimine" is one way to...):

whitewash (cover with whitewash)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Derivation:

calcimine (a water-base paint containing zinc oxide and glue and coloring; used as a wash for walls and ceilings)