chalkening

Verb

chalken (third-person singular simple present chalkens, present participle chalkening, simple past and past participle chalkened)

1. (ambitransitive, rare) To make or become dry or desiccated, like chalk
   • When he was half way to the vine-covered porch, the screen door opened quickly and Justina stepped forth. One look at her chalkened face served to inform the young physician that she was frightened.1921, Medical Pickwick, volume 7, page 13