Dictionary Definition
chalky adj
1 composed of or containing or resembling calcium
carbonate or calcite or chalk [syn: calcareous]
2 having the color of chalk; "she turned chalky
white"
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English
Pronunciation
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- Rhymes: -ɔːki
Adjective
- Consisting of or containing chalk.
- Resembling chalk in any way.
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Extensive Definition
Chalky was TV chef Rick Stein's
rough-haired Jack
Russell Terrier dog, who
regularly accompanied Stein when filming his popular cookery shows
and became recognised and popular in his own right - many of
Stein's friends and interviewees claimed he was more famous than
the chef himself.
The fearless, ferocious yet frequently
affectionate terrier was a perfect foil to Stein's phlegmatic
demeanor, and added notes of humour (frequently unintentional) to
the series. Chalky had his own line of merchandise, including
plushes, teatowels, art prints, art paw prints and even his own
real ale
- Chalky's Bite.
Chalky was born in August 1989 and died on
13
January 2007, and was still
filming with Rick until the last month of his life. His popularity
was such that Conservative
Member
of Parliament Andrew
Pelling tabled a motion in the House
of Commons lamenting his death.
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Synonyms, Antonyms and Related Words
argent,
argentine, branny, canescent, chalklike, comminute, comminuted, cretaceous, crushed, detrital, detrited, disintegrated, dusty, efflorescent, farinaceous, fine, flaky, fleecy-white, floury, frosted, frosty, furfuraceous, gone to dust,
grated, grizzled, grizzly, ground, hoar, hoary, impalpable, lactescent, levigated, lily-white,
marble, marmoreal, mealy, milky, milled, niveous, pestled, platinum, powdered, powdery, pulverant, pulverized, pulverulent, pure white,
reduced to powder, scaly,
scobicular, scobiform, scurfy, sharded, shredded, silver, silvered, silvery, snow-white, snowy, swan-white, triturated, white, white as snow