Definition of "kalsomine" []

• Variant of calcimine. (noun)

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• "Miss 'Rill came and helped her clean the place and kalsomine the walls and ceiling."
• "The freshness of the clean, scarcely-dried, kalsomine, the faint tinge of smoke from the bit of fire, the delicious soapy cleanliness and a wholesome whiff of barley broth floated out into the dusty hallway to the little person on the stairs."
• "She feverishly grabbed a brush herself and slashed about delightedly in kalsomine."