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  • 61To chalk out — Chalk Chalk, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Chalked}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Chalking}.] 1. To rub or mark with chalk. [1913 Webster] 2. To manure with chalk, as land. Morimer. [1913 Webster] 3. To make white, as with chalk; to make pale; to bleach. Tennyson.… …

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  • 62Volcanic ash — Ashes Ash es, n. pl. [OE. asche, aske, AS. asce, [ae]sce, axe; akin to OHG. asca, G. asche, D. asch, Icel. & Sw. aska, Dan. aske, Goth. azgo.] 1. The earthy or mineral particles of combustible substances remaining after combustion, as of wood or… …

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  • 63Volcanic ashes — Ashes Ash es, n. pl. [OE. asche, aske, AS. asce, [ae]sce, axe; akin to OHG. asca, G. asche, D. asch, Icel. & Sw. aska, Dan. aske, Goth. azgo.] 1. The earthy or mineral particles of combustible substances remaining after combustion, as of wood or… …

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  • 64Wanness — Wan ness, n. The quality or state of being wan; a sallow, dead, pale color; paleness; pallor; as, the wanness of the cheeks after a fever. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 65Whiteness — White ness, n. [AS. hw[=i]tness.] 1. The quality or state of being white; white color, or freedom from darkness or obscurity on the surface. Chaucer. [1913 Webster] 2. Want of a sanguineous tinge; paleness; as from terror, grief, etc. The… …

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  • 66pallor — noun Etymology: Middle English, from Latin, from pallēre to be pale more at fallow Date: 15th century deficiency of color especially of the face ; paleness …

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  • 67watery — adjective Date: before 12th century 1. a. consisting of, filled with, or surrounded by water b. containing, sodden with, or yielding water or a thin liquid < a watery solution > < watery vesicles > 2. a. resembling water or watery matter&#8230; …

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  • 68whiteness — noun Date: before 12th century 1. the quality or state of being white: as a. white color b. pallor, paleness c. freedom from stain ; cleanness 2. white substance …

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  • 69pale — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French pel, pal stake, from Latin palus more at pole Date: 12th century 1. archaic palisade, paling 2. a. one of the stakes of a palisade b. picket 3 …

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  • 70Death — For other uses, see Death (disambiguation) and Dead (disambiguation). Dying redirects here. For the process of coloring, see Dyeing. For other uses, see Near death (disambiguation). The human skull, widely considered a symbol of death Death is&#8230; …

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