Calcimined

/ˈkælsɪmaɪnd/ adjective

Definition

Coated or painted with calcimine; whitewashed with a calcium-based wash or paint.

Etymology

Past participle of 'calcimine,' forming an adjective describing surfaces treated with this coating.

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Many old schoolhouses and farmhouses had calcimined walls that would ghostly glow in candlelight—cheap, bright, and humble, they represent the practical resourcefulness of earlier generations.

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