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chalkiness
chalk C0229300 (chôk)n.1. A soft compact calcite, CaCO3, with varying amounts of silica, quartz, feldspar, or other mineral impurities, generally gray-white or yellow-white and derived chiefly from fossil seashells.2. a. A piece of chalk or chalklike substance in crayon form, used for marking on a blackboard or other surface.b. Games A small cube of chalk used in rubbing the tip of a billiard or pool cue to increase its friction with the cue ball.3. A mark made with chalk.4. Chiefly British A score or tally.tr.v. chalked, chalk·ing, chalks 1. To mark, draw, or write with chalk: chalked my name on the blackboard.2. To rub or cover with chalk, as the tip of a billiard cue.3. To make pale; whiten.4. To treat (soil, for example) with chalk.Phrasal Verb: chalk up1. To earn or score: chalk up points.2. To credit or ascribe: Chalk that up to experience.
[Middle English, from Old English cealk, from Latin calx, calc-, lime; see calx.]
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