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calce

lime

noun KAL-cheh Rare
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Origin: From Latin calx, calcis (limestone, heel).

Also means

footnote

Usage Note

Calce has two distinct meanings depending on context: in construction it means quicklime or whitewash (muro di calce — 'lime-washed wall'); in typography and documents, a piè di pagina or in calce means 'at the foot of the page,' i.e., a footnote or signature line. The two senses are related only by the Latin sense of 'heel/bottom.'

Examples

"Le pareti erano dipinte con la calce bianca."

Natural Translation

The walls were painted with white lime.

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