Snowcemn.
/ˈsnəʊsɛm/, U.S. /ˈsnoʊsəm/ The proprietary name of a cement-based (typically white) paint, used for covering external walls.
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society > occupation and work > materials > derived or manufactured material > painting or coating materials > [noun] > paint > types of
whitewash?1584
rough stuff1841
enamel paint1865
tempera1883
surfacer1885
Bitumastic1889
plastic paint1925
spray-paint1928
emulsion paint1939
Snowcem1939
Day-Glo1944
Artex1952
latex1954
matt1977
1939 Trade Marks Jrnl. 20 Sept. 1301 Snowcem. 608,464. Paints having a base of cement. The Cement Marketing Co. Ltd...—1st Aug. 1939.
1947 E. Afr. Ann. 1946–7 120 (advt.) Building Materials..Snow~crete, Colorcrete and Snowcem.
1966 D. Francis Flying Finish i. 13 Its drab walls..badly needed a coat of ‘Snowcem’.
1979 B. Hines Price of Coal 25 I've heard they've ordered ten thousand gallons of Snowcem to whitewash the shaft with.
Derivatives
ˈSnowcemmed adj. painted with Snowcem.
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society > occupation and work > materials > derived or manufactured material > painting or coating materials > [adjective] > painted with whitewash
whitedOE
white-limed1440
whitewashed1744
Snowcemmed1969
1969 R. Blythe Akenfield 19 The old farmsteads, snowcemmed and trim, ride high on the hills.
1972 J. Blackburn Devil Daddy i. 15 Batterday shamed his neighbours with Snowcemmed walls.
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