"chalkware" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: chalkwares [plural]
Etymology: chalk + -ware Etymology templates: {{suf|en|chalk|ware|id2=substance, kind, or use}} chalk + -ware Head templates: {{en-noun|-|s}} chalkware (usually uncountable, plural chalkwares)
  1. (US) Sculpted figurines usually made of painted plaster of Paris. Wikipedia link: chalkware Tags: US, uncountable, usually

Inflected forms

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