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Origin of chalk
First recorded before 900; Middle English chalk, schalk, calk, Old English cealc “plaster, cement”; cognate with Old Saxon calc, Dutch kalk, German Kalch, Kalk, from Latin calc- (stem of calx ) “lime, limestone, quicklime,” from Greek chálix “small stone, rubble, gravel, mortar”
OTHER WORDS FROM chalk
chalk·like, adjectiveun·chalked, adjectiveWords nearby chalk
Chaleur Bay, Chaliapin, chalice, chaliced, chalicothere, chalk, chalk and talk, chalkboard, chalkface, chalk line, chalk out
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How to use chalk in a sentence
British Dictionary definitions for chalk
chalk
/ (tʃɔːk) /
noun
verb
Derived forms of chalk
chalklike, adjectivechalky, adjectivechalkiness, nounWord Origin for chalk
Old English cealc, from Latin calx limestone, from Greek khalix pebble
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Scientific definitions for chalk
chalk
[ chôk ]
A soft, white, gray, or yellow limestone consisting mainly of calcium carbonate and formed primarily from the accumulation of fossil microorganisms such as foraminifera and calcareous algae. Chalk is used in making lime, cement, and fertilizers, and as a whitening pigment in ceramics, paints, and cosmetics. The chalk used in classrooms is usually artificial.
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