мелово́й

rare #38251

adjective

1.
chalk-, chalky, of chalk
Мелова́я пыль покры́ла весь стол.
Chalk dust covered the whole table.
Usually attributive: chalk dust, chalk cliffs, coated (chalk) paper.
2.
Cretaceousgeology
В мелово́м пери́оде жи́ли диноза́вры.
Dinosaurs lived in the Cretaceous period.
Geology: меловой период = the Cretaceous period.
3.
(rare) chalk-white, chalky pale
У неё бы́ло мелово́е лицо́ от стра́ха.
Her face was chalk-white with fear.
Of a face or skin: deathly pale.