calcimine
Old-fashioned wall coating
Calcimine is a white or tinted wash made from water, glue, and whiting (powite calcium carbonate), used to coat walls and ceilings.
It produces a flat, chalky finish but isn't durable—it rubs off easily and can't be painted over without special preparation.
The verb means to apply this coating: We calcimined the basement ceiling.
Also spelled kalsomine.
Bristled cleaning tool
- rollerRotating cylindrical tool
- sprayerDevice dispersing liquid droplets
- whitewashConceal or coat pale
- ceilingRoom's upper surface
wall · primer · coat · layer · coverage · surface · preparation · mixing
Of a prim era
- EdwardianOf early twentieth-century Britain
- nineteenth-centuryThe years 1801-1900
- heritageInherited cultural legacy
- restorationReturning something to condition
conservation · period · traditional · distemper · artisan · craftsman · preservation · authentic
Act of taking away
- scrapingRubbing away material
- sealingMaking impermeable
- primingMaking ready beforehand
- preparationArranging things in advance
stripping · cleaning · repainting · overcoating · adhesion · bonding · peeling · flaking
Hydrated calcium sulfate
- chalkSoft sedimentary writing stone
- powderFine dry particles
- pigmentColor-imparting material
- zincElement thirty
mineral · suspension · water-based · powdery
brush
Bristled cleaning tool
- rollerRotating cylindrical tool
- sprayerDevice dispersing liquid droplets
- whitewashConceal or coat pale
ceiling · wall · primer · coat · layer · coverage · surface · preparation · mixing · bucket
Victorian
Of a prim era
- EdwardianOf early twentieth-century Britain
- nineteenth-centuryThe years 1801-1900
- heritageInherited cultural legacy
restoration · conservation · period · traditional · distemper · artisan · craftsman · preservation · authentic · original
removal
Act of taking away
preparation · stripping · cleaning · repainting · overcoating · adhesion · bonding · peeling · flaking · bleeding
gypsum
Hydrated calcium sulfate
zinc · mineral · suspension · water-based · powdery
matte
Non-reflective surface finish
white · pale · soft · dusty · absorbent · porous · smooth · textured · uniform · washable
calcimineoil-based paint
Pigment in drying medium
latex paint · acrylic paint · epoxy coating · oil paint · washable paint