Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

kalsomine

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: kalsomine
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

1

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Countable; Uncountable

verb

Example Sentences

"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""
"The walls and ceiling of the little hall were lined with tongue-and-groove boards that had been, mistakenly, coated with kalsomine."

Etymology

Trade name.

Usage

Inflected Forms

kalsomines (plural) kalsomines (present, singular) kalsomining (participle, present) kalsomined (participle, past) kalsomined (past)

Questions

What does kalsomine mean?: Calcimine.
Where does kalsomine come from?: Trade name.

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