German

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Etymology

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Kreide (chalk) +‎ bleich (bleak, white)

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Adjective

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kreidebleich (strong nominative masculine singular kreidebleicher, not comparable)

  1. white as chalk
  2. (idiomatic) pale, especially pale-faced; white as a sheet

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