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chalkware

noun

Etymology

From chalk + -ware.

  1. derived from χάλιξ — “pebble”
  2. derived from calx — “limestone”
  3. inherited from *kalk✻
  4. derived from ċealc
  5. inherited from chalk,chalke
  6. suffixed as chalkware — “chalk + ware”

Definitions

  1. Sculpted figurines usually made of painted plaster of Paris.

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