Chalk
Definition of Chalk
Pronunciation: chạk | n. | 1. | (Min.) A soft, earthy substance, of a white, grayish, or yellowish white color, consisting of calcium carbonate, and having the same composition as common limestone. | | 2. | (Fine Arts) 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. | | v. t. | 1. | To rub or mark with chalk. | | 2. | To manure with chalk, as land. | | 3. | To make white, as with chalk; to make pale; to bleach. |
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