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CALCIMINE
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I. (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)
II. (verb)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Cover with calcimine
Example:
calcimine the walls
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
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)
