Chalk

Japanese: チョーク

〘noun〙 (chalk)① A whitish, soft calcareous rock. Known as a Cretaceous stratum. Chalk. [Commentary on Popular Photography and Chemicals (1920)]② A rod-shaped writing implement made from solidified lime powder. Used to write or draw or mark on blackboards. White chalk. *Seikoku Risshihen (1870-71) (translated by Nakamura Masanao ) 5 "I learned by drawing pictures with white ash."③ A powder used in billiards to prevent slipping. It is made mainly from solidified lime and is used by rubbing it against the leather tap at the end of the cue stick. ※Konjiki Yasha (1897-98) by Koyo Ozaki “The amount of chalk used has no bearing on the skill of the craftsman.” ④ = chalk ※The Essentials of Sewing (1916) by Fusako Yoshida “There are chalks, string measures, sponges, and so on, but they are mostly used for sewing Western clothes.”

Chalk

〘noun〙 (choke)① To be suffocated. Suffocation. Also used in wrestling as a foul move in which someone is choked. ② In an internal combustion engine, a device that throttles the intake air to increase the mixture ratio of gasoline in the carburetor. Air intake control valve.

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Japanese:

〘名〙 (chalk)① 白っぽい軟質の石灰質岩石。白亜紀の地層として知られる。白亜。〔通俗写真薬品解説（1920）〕② 石灰の粉末などを固型化した棒状の筆記具。黒板などに字や絵を描いたり印をつけたりするのに使う。白墨。※西国立志編（1870‐71）〈中村正直訳〉五「白灰(チョウク)を以て図を画がきて学習せり」③ ビリヤードで、すべりどめの粉。石灰を主材料として固めたもので、突き棒（キュー）の先端の皮のタップにこすりつけて使う。※金色夜叉（1897‐98）〈尾崎紅葉〉中「チョオクの多少は業の巧拙には関せんよ」④ ＝チャコ※裁縫の要訣（1916）〈吉田房子〉「チョク、紐尺、海綿などあれども、大抵西洋服裁縫に用ゐること多し」