calx

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Noun

1. {{lb|en|now|chiefly|historical}} The substance which remains after a metal or mineral has been thoroughly burnt, once seen as being the essential substance left after the expulsion of [[phlogiston]], but now recognised as being the metallic [[oxide]] (or, in some cases, the metal in a state of [[sublimation]]).
2. In the {{w|Eton College}} [[wall game]], an area at the end of the field where a [[shy]] can be scored by lifting the ball against the wall with one's foot.

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