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Meanings of chalky in inglês
Composed of or containing or resembling calcium carbonate or calcite or chalk.
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Usage of chalky in inglês
1
His domain abounded in those bright chalky streams which the trout love.
2
I skim the chalky meltwater too closely; the cold scalds my ventrum.
3
The sun was hot and the hills chalky over which we passed.
4
She was still alive under the chalky carapace, but soon wouldn't be.
5
The coast is steep and bold, and full of white chalky patches.
6
It is composed of a chalky limestone, the rocks everywhere showing themselves.
7
The chalky look died out of his face, and he flushed hotly.
8
Nor did I ever meet with or hear of a chalky soil.
9
His face was of a chalky pallor, and he coughed badly too.
10
The small amount of water in the bowl will turn chalky white.
11
On chalky soils like this, yew woodland can become the dominant vegetation.
12
Bread is nothing like the original grain, loose, hard, chalky, and bland!
13
Dick's blue eyes were sunken and dim, his lips chalky and parched.
14
Each piece was a chalky white, the surfaces pitted, in places roughened.
15
Her unmade-up eyes looked tired against the chalky pallor of her face.
16
Smythe's face went a chalky white, and he let go of her.
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United States of America
Common
United Kingdom
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