kalsomine
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3VERB + KALSOMINE
coated, reports
PREP.
with
ADV.
mistakenly
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noun
Calcimine.
When the policeman tried to take Gunn into custody he defended himself with a kalsomine brush to the great detriment of the officer's uniform.
1840 June 27, "Domestic" section in Preston Chronicle, The Preston Chronicle reports that Kalsomine, invented by Miss Fanny Corbaux, has "been lately introduced to public notice"
verb
To calcimine.
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3When the policeman tried to take Gunn into custody he defended himself with a kalsomine brush to the great detriment of the officer's uniform.
Wiktionary1840 June 27, "Domestic" section in Preston Chronicle, The Preston Chronicle reports that Kalsomine, invented by Miss Fanny Corbaux, has "been lately introduced to public notice"
WiktionaryThe walls and ceiling of the little hall were lined with tongue-and-groove boards that had been, mistakenly, coated with kalsomine.
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