Definitions for calcimine

calcimine cal·ci·mine

Spelling: [kal-suh-mahyn, -min]
IPA: /ˈkæl səˌmaɪn, -mɪn/

Calcimine is a 9 letter English word. It's valid Words with friends word worth 20 points.

You can make 295 anagrams from letters in calcimine (acceiilmn).

Definitions for calcimine

noun

  1. a white or tinted wash for walls, ceilings, etc.

verb (used with object)

  1. to wash or cover with calcimine.

Origin of calcimine

First recorded in 1860-65; calci- + (kalso)mine

Examples for calcimine

Of the calcimine paints, the one known as "Calcimo" may be used successfully by children.

Paint is preferable to whitewash or calcimine for the walls, since it is less affected by steam, and can be more readily cleaned.

There was no one in the room and the furniture and floors were covered with heavy canvas sheeting spattered with calcimine.

If he was tight-fisted wanst, he was as close now as calcimine on a rough-finished wall.

Kalsomine, an incorrect form of calcimine, which see under Calcium.

Paint or calcimine the walls instead of papering them again.

Word Value for calcimine
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Words with friends

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