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• lime|wash — «LYM WOSH, WSH», noun, verb. –n. a mixture of lime and water, used for coating walls, woodwork, or other surfaces. –v.t. to whitewash with such a mixture …   Useful english dictionary

• Lime-wash — Protective coating applied to walls, to protect the mortar from weather. The outer walls of Hemyock Castle were rendered and lime washed, forming a smooth white surface, making them harder to climb and more imposing to outsiders! …   Medieval glossary

• Lime (material) — For other uses, see Lime (disambiguation). Limestone quarry in Brønnøy, Norway. Lime is a general term for calcium containing inorganic materials, in which carbonates, oxides and hydroxides predominate. Strictly speaking, lime is calcium oxide or …   Wikipedia

• Lime water — Limewater is the common name for saturated calcium hydroxide solution. It is sparsely soluble. Its chemical formula is Ca(OH)2. Since calcium hydroxide is only sparsely soluble, i.e. ca. 1.5 g per liter at 25 °C,[1] there is no visible… …   Wikipedia

• Black wash — (bl[a^]k w[o^]sh) or Blackwash Black wash, n. 1. (Med.) A lotion made by mixing calomel and lime water. [1913 Webster] 2. A wash that blackens, as opposed to {whitewash}; hence, figuratively, calumny. [1913 Webster] To remove as far as he can the …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Hydraulic lime — Hydraulic Hy*drau lic, a. [F. hydraulique, L. hydraulicus, fr. Gr. ?, ?, a water organ; y dwr water + ? flute, pipe. See {Hydra}.] Of or pertaining to hydraulics, or to fluids in motion; conveying, or acting by, water; as, an hydraulic clock,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• black wash — noun 1. : a lotion of calomel and lime water used on syphilitic sores called also black lotion 2. usually blackwash a. : a wash that colors a surface black compare whitewash b …   Useful english dictionary

• white´wash´er — white|wash «HWYT WOSH, WSH», noun, verb. –n. 1. a liquid mixture of lime and water or of whiting, size, and water. It is used for whitening walls, woodwork, or other surfaces, as a substitute for paint. 2. Figurative. a) the act of covering up… …   Useful english dictionary

• white|wash — «HWYT WOSH, WSH», noun, verb. –n. 1. a liquid mixture of lime and water or of whiting, size, and water. It is used for whitening walls, woodwork, or other surfaces, as a substitute for paint. 2. Figurative. a) the act of covering up faults or… …   Useful english dictionary

• yellow wash — noun : a suspension of yellow mercuric oxide in water prepared by adding a solution of mercuric chloride to limewater and used as an antiseptic application to syphilitic sores and in eczema * * * yellow wash noun A lotion consisting of a mixture… …   Useful english dictionary

• Whitewash — Whitewash, or calcimine, kalsomine, or calsomine is a very low cost type of paint made from slaked lime (calcium hydroxide) and chalk (whiting). Various other additives have also been used. WhitewashWhitewash cures through a reaction with carbon… …   Wikipedia