- a white or tinted wash for walls, ceilings, etc.
- to wash or cover with calcimine.
Origin of calcimine
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Historical Examples of kalsomining
- a variant of calcimine
- a white or pale tinted wash for walls
- (tr) to cover with calcimine
Word Origin for calcimine
C19: changed from Kalsomine, a trademark
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