Definitions
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- adjective mineralogy Of or relating to
talc ; composed of, or resembling, talc.
Etymologies
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Examples
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But the Hudson awed her, the very Carrara magnitude of the walls, the remote gold-leaf ceilings, light-studded, the talcy odor _de luxe_.
Star-Dust Fannie Hurst 1928
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She looked off through the atmosphere that was talcy with soft odors and the warm perfume of bare shoulders.
Star-Dust Fannie Hurst 1928
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This was describing in a very poetical manner the splendour of the micaceous and talcy slates of his country!
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Dry shampoo - that chalky, talcy hairspray that whiffs faintly of
The Guardian World News Sali Hughes 2011
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This was describing in a very poetical manner the splendour of the micaceous and talcy slates of his country!
Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of America, During the Year 1799-1804 — Volume 3 Alexander von Humboldt 1814
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