1. the process or practice of coating or whitewashing walls and ceilings with calcimine (a water-based paint made from chalk, glue, and water)
Usage: chiefly historical or regional; also spelled 'kalsomine' or 'calsomine'

1. to coat or paint (a surface) with calcimine
Usage: chiefly historical or regional; present participle of 'calcimine'

Examples

• The old farmhouse required calcimining to brighten the interior walls.
• They spent the afternoon calcimining the bedroom ceiling with a fresh coat of white paint.
• Calcimining was a common and inexpensive way to refresh walls before modern latex paints became available.
• The workers began calcimining the kitchen walls early in the morning.
• She decided against calcimining and chose drywall paint instead for better durability.