calcimine

名词 n. 动词 v.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A form of whitewash (inexpensive white paint) made from calcium carbonate, glue and water, used to coat wooden or plaster surfaces. countable,uncountable
    — If a ceiling is peeling (from using the wrong paint over calcimine, probably; it's an old house), how do you remove all the paint down to the plaster all over the ceiling?
动词 v.
  1. To coat with this substance.

词形变化

calcimines plural calsomine alternative calcimines present,singular,third-person calcimining participle,present calcimined participle,past calcimined past calsomine alternative

词源

词源 1
Alteration of kalsomine, after Latin calcis, genitive of calx (“lime”).
词源 2
Alteration of kalsomine, after Latin calcis, genitive of calx (“lime”).
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