chalk
noun
a soft, white, powdery limestone consisting chiefly of fossil shells of foraminifers.
Example Sentences
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And the chill can exacerbate a slight chalkiness that sometimes creeps into the rice.
From New York Times ● Aug. 31, 2021
The drinks menu — recently revamped to feature only natural wines — includes Domaine Ligas’s assyrtiko, a white wine with notes of green grass and a slight chalkiness — but in a good way.
From Washington Post ● Jun. 13, 2019
They love it, because it gives great volume without causing scalps to itch, it doesn’t take excessive rubbing to work off the chalkiness and it smells natural and clean, rather than sweet and synthetic.
From The Guardian ● Jul. 15, 2017
A certain chalkiness, moreover, somewhat detracts from its transparency, and militates against its use in water.
From Field's Chromatography or Treatise on Colours and Pigments as Used by Artists by Thomas Salter
And I sometimes wonder whether this chalkiness is due to the use of the north light!
From Bromide Printing and Enlarging A Practical Guide to the Making of Bromide Prints by Contact and Bromide Enlarging by Daylight and Artificial Light, With the Toning of Bromide Prints and Enlargements by John A. Tennant
