chalkyadj.

Brit.

/ˈtʃɔːki/, U.S.

/ˈtʃɔki/,

/ˈtʃɑki/

Etymology: < chalk n. + -y suffix¹.

1. Consisting of or characterized by chalk; abounding in chalk.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the earth > structure of the earth > constituent materials > rock > sedimentary rock > [adjective] > cretaceous

chalkyc1400

cretaceous1681

c1400 Test. Love (1560) Prol. 271 b Some men there been, that painten..with coles and chalke; and yet is there good matter to the leude people of thicke chalkie purtreyture.

1574 J. Baret Aluearie C 294 Chalkie, or full of chalke.

1598 B. Yong tr. G. Polo Enamoured Diana in tr. J. de Montemayor Diana 485 Chalkie cliffes are steept in Brittish seas.

1610 W. Folkingham Feudigraphia i. ii. 3 Chaulkie, Clayie, Sandie Earth.

a1616 W. Shakespeare Henry VI, Pt. 2 (1623) iii. ii. 101.

a1680 J. Bargrave Pope Alexander VII (1867) ii. 125 Of a chauchy or brimstony matter.

1764 W. Falconer Shipwreck (new ed.) i. 9 The chalky cliffs salute their longing eyes.

1785 W. Cowper Tirocinium in Task 307 To kneel and draw The chalky ring and knuckle down at taw.

1812 Ld. Byron Waltz xiii Round the chalky floor how well they trip.

1832 J. Baxter Libr. Agric. & Hort. Knowl. (ed. 2) 49 The beech-tree is..in high, chalky, and gravelly soils.

2. Resembling chalk in colour or consistence, chalk-white.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the earth > structure of the earth > constituent materials > rock > sedimentary rock > [adjective] > chalky

chalky1611

chalkisha1657

the world > matter > colour > named colours > white or whiteness > [adjective] > pure white > as chalk

chalk-whitea1400

chalky1611

chalkisha1657

1611 Bible (King James) Song Three Children i. 22 (margin) Naphtha, which is a certaine kind of fat and chalkie clay.

1616 B. Holyday tr. Persius Sat. 329 Whom candidate chaulky ambition Draws gaping to her lure.

1762 H. Walpole Vertue's Anecd. Painting I. vii. 158 The colouring is flat and chalky.

1802 Med. & Physical Jrnl. 8 290 A very white, chalky appearance of the fæces.

1882 Garden 1 Apr. 223/3 Chalky white flowers.

3. Pathology. Of the nature of chalk, or of a chalk-stone n. (sense 3), or containing chalk-stones.

ΘΚΠ

the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > diseases of tissue > disorders of joints > [adjective] > gout > concretion of gout

tophous1634

tophaceous1691

tophose1752

chalky1782

chalkstony1861

1782 Monro's Anat. Human Bones (new ed.) 43 It may be..chalky from the gout.

1834 J. Forbes tr. R. T. H. Laennec Treat. Dis. Chest (ed. 4) 351 Bony and chalky concretions.

1876 J. Van Duyn & E. C. Seguin tr. E. L. Wagner Man. Gen. Pathol. 320 Chalky calculi consist chiefly of carbonate and phosphate of lime.

Compounds

chalky-faced adj.

ΚΠ

1807 Salmagundi 15 Oct. 330 Such a little chalky-faced puppet.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1889; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	chalky
释义	chalkyadj. Brit. /ˈtʃɔːki/, U.S. /ˈtʃɔki/, /ˈtʃɑki/ Etymology: < chalk n. + -y suffix¹. 1. Consisting of or characterized by chalk; abounding in chalk. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > structure of the earth > constituent materials > rock > sedimentary rock > [adjective] > cretaceous chalkyc1400 cretaceous1681 c1400 Test. Love (1560) Prol. 271 b Some men there been, that painten..with coles and chalke; and yet is there good matter to the leude people of thicke chalkie purtreyture. 1574 J. Baret Aluearie C 294 Chalkie, or full of chalke. 1598 B. Yong tr. G. Polo Enamoured Diana in tr. J. de Montemayor Diana 485 Chalkie cliffes are steept in Brittish seas. 1610 W. Folkingham Feudigraphia i. ii. 3 Chaulkie, Clayie, Sandie Earth. a1616 W. Shakespeare Henry VI, Pt. 2 (1623) iii. ii. 101. a1680 J. Bargrave Pope Alexander VII (1867) ii. 125 Of a chauchy or brimstony matter. 1764 W. Falconer Shipwreck (new ed.) i. 9 The chalky cliffs salute their longing eyes. 1785 W. Cowper Tirocinium in Task 307 To kneel and draw The chalky ring and knuckle down at taw. View more context for this quotation 1812 Ld. Byron Waltz xiii Round the chalky floor how well they trip. 1832 J. Baxter Libr. Agric. & Hort. Knowl. (ed. 2) 49 The beech-tree is..in high, chalky, and gravelly soils. 2. Resembling chalk in colour or consistence, chalk-white. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > structure of the earth > constituent materials > rock > sedimentary rock > [adjective] > chalky chalky1611 chalkisha1657 the world > matter > colour > named colours > white or whiteness > [adjective] > pure white > as chalk chalk-whitea1400 chalky1611 chalkisha1657 1611 Bible (King James) Song Three Children i. 22 (margin) Naphtha, which is a certaine kind of fat and chalkie clay. 1616 B. Holyday tr. Persius Sat. 329 Whom candidate chaulky ambition Draws gaping to her lure. 1762 H. Walpole Vertue's Anecd. Painting I. vii. 158 The colouring is flat and chalky. 1802 Med. & Physical Jrnl. 8 290 A very white, chalky appearance of the fæces. 1882 Garden 1 Apr. 223/3 Chalky white flowers. 3. Pathology. Of the nature of chalk, or of a chalk-stone n. (sense 3), or containing chalk-stones. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > diseases of tissue > disorders of joints > [adjective] > gout > concretion of gout tophous1634 tophaceous1691 tophose1752 chalky1782 chalkstony1861 1782 Monro's Anat. Human Bones (new ed.) 43 It may be..chalky from the gout. 1834 J. Forbes tr. R. T. H. Laennec Treat. Dis. Chest (ed. 4) 351 Bony and chalky concretions. 1876 J. Van Duyn & E. C. Seguin tr. E. L. Wagner Man. Gen. Pathol. 320 Chalky calculi consist chiefly of carbonate and phosphate of lime. Compounds chalky-faced adj. ΚΠ 1807 Salmagundi 15 Oct. 330 Such a little chalky-faced puppet. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1889; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.c1400
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