Keene's cement

Keene's cement
/keenz/, Trademark.
a brand of hard, white finish plaster.

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  • keene's cement — ˈkēnz noun Usage: usually capitalized K Etymology: after Richard W. Keene, 19th century English inventor : a hard finish gypsum plaster to which alum has been added and which is used chiefly as a gauging plaster in lime mortar for walls (as of… …   Useful english dictionary

  • Keene's cement — noun A kind of plaster which sets white, made from gypsum with alum. Dry, powdered mineral colors can be added to Keenes cement, which is occasionally used sculpturally as a casting material …   Wiktionary

  • gypsum — /jip seuhm/, n. a very common mineral, hydrated calcium sulfate, CaSO4·2H2O, occurring in crystals and in masses, soft enough to be scratched by the fingernail: used to make plaster of Paris, as an ornamental material, as a fertilizer, etc. [1640 …   Universalium

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  • marezzo — /meuh ret soh/, n. an imitation marble composed of Keene s cement, fiber, and coloring matter. [1900 05; < It, deriv. of marezzare to marble] * * * …   Universalium

  • Calcium sulfate —   A white crystalline salt, insoluble in water. Used in Keene s cement, in pigments, as a paper filler, and as a drying agent.   U.S. Dept. of Energy, Energy Information Administration s Energy Glossary …   Energy terms

  • calcium sulfate — noun a white salt (CaSO4) • Syn: ↑calcium sulphate • Hypernyms: ↑salt • Hyponyms: ↑gypsum, ↑plaster of Paris, ↑plaster * * * noun …   Useful english dictionary

  • marezzo — /meuh ret soh/, n. an imitation marble composed of Keene s cement, fiber, and coloring matter. [1900 05; < It, deriv. of marezzare to marble] …   Useful english dictionary

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