tailor's chalk

noun

hardened chalk or soapstone used to make temporary guide marks on a garment that is being altered.

Origin of tailor's chalk

First recorded in 1880–85

Words Nearby tailor's chalk

tailored
tailoring
tailor-made
tailor-made for
tailor-make
tailor's chalk
tailor's-tack
tail out
tailpiece
tailpipe
tail plane

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British Dictionary definitions for tailor's chalk

tailor's chalk

noun

pipeclay used by tailors and dressmakers to mark seams, darts, etc, on material

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