Meaning of calcimine | Babel Free

Definitions

A form of whitewash (inexpensive white paint) made from calcium carbonate, glue and water, used to coat wooden or plaster surfaces.

countable, uncountable

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Examples

“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?”

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