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chalk
(mass) | chalk
- krieda |
chalk
(encz) | chalk,křída Hynek Hanke |
Chalk
(gcide) | Chalk \Chalk\ (ch[add]k), n. [AS. cealc lime, from L. calx
limestone. See Calz, and Cawk.]
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.
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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.
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Black chalk, a mineral of a bluish color, of a slaty
texture, and soiling the fingers when handled; a variety
of argillaceous slate.
By a long chalk, by a long way; by many degrees. [Slang]
--Lowell.
Chalk drawing (Fine Arts), a drawing made with crayons. See
Crayon.
Chalk formation. See Cretaceous formation, under
Cretaceous.
Chalk line, a cord rubbed with chalk, used for making
straight lines on boards or other material, as a guide in
cutting or in arranging work.
Chalk mixture, a preparation of chalk, cinnamon, and sugar
in gum water, much used in diarrheal affection, esp. of
infants.
Chalk period. (Geol.) See Cretaceous period, under
Cretaceous.
Chalk pit, a pit in which chalk is dug.
Drawing chalk. See Crayon, n., 1.
French chalk, steatite or soapstone, a soft magnesian
mineral.
Red chalk, an indurated clayey ocher containing iron, and
used by painters and artificers; reddle.
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Chalk
(gcide) | Chalk \Chalk\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Chalked; p. pr. & vb. n.
Chalking.]
1. To rub or mark with chalk.
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2. To manure with chalk, as land. --Morimer.
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3. To make white, as with chalk; to make pale; to bleach.
--Tennyson.
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Let a bleak paleness chalk the door. --Herbert.
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To chalk out, to sketch with, or as with, chalk; to
outline; to indicate; to plan. [Colloq.] "I shall pursue
the plan I have chalked out." --Burke.
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chalk
(wn) | chalk
n 1: a soft whitish calcite
2: a pure flat white with little reflectance
3: an amphetamine derivative (trade name Methedrine) used in the
form of a crystalline hydrochloride; used as a stimulant to
the nervous system and as an appetite suppressant [syn:
methamphetamine, methamphetamine hydrochloride,
Methedrine, meth, deoxyephedrine, chalk, {chicken
feed}, crank, glass, ice, shabu, trash]
4: a piece of calcite or a similar substance, usually in the
shape of a crayon, that is used to write or draw on
blackboards or other flat surfaces
v 1: write, draw, or trace with chalk |
| | podobné slovo | definícia |
chalk up
(mass) | chalk up
- dosiahnuť |
chalkopyrit
(msas) | chalkopyrit
- chalcopyrite |
chalkopyrit
(msasasci) | chalkopyrit
- chalcopyrite |
chalk dust
(encz) | chalk dust, n: |
chalk it up to
(encz) | chalk it up to, |
chalk line
(encz) | chalk line, n: |
chalk one up for you
(encz) | chalk one up for you, |
chalk out
(encz) | chalk out,načrtnout v: Zdeněk Brož |
chalk pit
(encz) | chalk pit, n: |
chalk talk
(encz) | chalk talk, n: |
chalk up
(encz) | chalk up,dosáhnout v: Zdeněk Brož |
chalkboard
(encz) | chalkboard, |
chalkiness
(encz) | chalkiness,křídovitost n: Zdeněk Brož |
chalkpit
(encz) | chalkpit,křídový lom Zdeněk Brož |
chalkstone
(encz) | chalkstone, n: |
chalky
(encz) | chalky,křídový adj: Zdeněk Brožchalky,vápencový adj: Zdeněk Brož |
drawing chalk
(encz) | drawing chalk, n: |
french chalk
(encz) | French chalk, |
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