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Meaning of 'chalk' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Chalk [ n.]
- A soft, earthy substance, of a white, grayish, or yellowish white color, consisting of calcium carbonate, and having the same composition as common limestone.
- Finely prepared chalk, used as a drawing implement; also, by extension, a compound, as of clay and black lead, or the like, used in the same manner. See Crayon.
2 . Chalk [ v. t.]
- To rub or mark with chalk.
- To manure with chalk, as land.
- To make white, as with chalk; to make pale; to bleach.

Nearby Words:

chab chabasite chablis chabouk chabuk chace chachalaca chacma chaconne chad

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