— chalklike , adj.
/chawk/ , n.
1. a soft, white, powdery limestone consisting chiefly of fossil shells of foraminifers.
2. a prepared piece of chalk or chalklike substance for marking, as a blackboard crayon.
3. a mark made with chalk.
4. a score or tally.
v.t.
5. to mark or write with chalk.
6. to rub over or whiten with chalk.
7. to treat or mix with chalk: to chalk a billiard cue.
8. to make pale; blanch: Terror chalked her face.
v.i.
9. (of paint) to powder from weathering.
10. chalk up ,
a. to score or earn: They chalked up two runs in the first inning.
b. to charge or ascribe to: It was a poor performance, but may be chalked up to lack of practice.
adj.
11. of, made of, or drawn with chalk.
[ bef. 900; ME chalke, OE cealc calc- (s. of calx ) lime ]