chaulk — ozdic

Collocations

4

ADJ.

red

CHAULK + NOUN

allum, pytt

PREP.

in

ADV.

then

Definitions

noun

1

Alternative spelling of chalk.

At Compton Chamberlayne in 1597 the surveyor noted that, '. . . there is a chaulk pytt at the south-west corner of Compton arable fields neere the bottom of the Downe, where the tenants doe fetche Chaulk for manuringe theyr Lands

Apelles Not drew liker in charcole then he in Chaulk.

verb

1

Alternative spelling of chalk.

This Book it chaulketh out before thine eyes / The man that ſeeks the everlaſting Prize: / It ſhevvs you vvhence he comes, vvhither he goes, / VVhat he leaves undone; alſo vvhat he does: / It alſo ſhovvs you hovv he runs, and runs, / Till he unto the Gate of Glory comes.

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At Compton Chamberlayne in 1597 the surveyor noted that, '. . . there is a chaulk pytt at the south-west corner of Compton arable fields neere the bottom of the Downe, where the tenants doe fetche Cha

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Apelles Not drew liker in charcole then he in Chaulk.

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03

Bees-wax 2 8 Verdegrees 1 Red chaulk 2 Allum 0 2 Borax 0 2 Sal ammoniack

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This Book it chaulketh out before thine eyes / The man that ſeeks the everlaſting Prize: / It ſhevvs you vvhence he comes, vvhither he goes, / VVhat he leaves undone; alſo vvhat he does: / It alſo ſho

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Usage Notes

i Register

In some senses, chaulk is marked as obsolete, rare. Watch for register when choosing this word.