limewash
limewash · limewashes
A mixture of slaked lime in water, used as a paint or a paintlike coatingA mixture of slaked lime in water, used as a paint or a paintlike coating.
Meaning
1 senses(countable, uncountable)A mixture of slaked lime in water, used as a paint or a paintlike coating.
Near-synonyms: whitewash (often coinstantial), limewater, milk of lime, pickling lime
Translations
1 languagesOrigin
From lime + wash.From lime + wash.
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Forms
plural: limewashes| Singular | limewash |
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Synonyms
4 synonymsWord family
4 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
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