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FRENCH CHALK
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Dictionary entry overview: What does French chalk mean?
• FRENCH CHALK (noun)
The noun FRENCH CHALK has 1 sense:
1. a soft white compact talc used to mark cloth or to remove grease stains
Familiarity information: FRENCH CHALK used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A soft white compact talc used to mark cloth or to remove grease stains
Classified under:
Nouns denoting substances
Hypernyms ("French chalk" is a kind of...):
talc; talcum (a fine grained mineral having a soft soapy feel and consisting of hydrated magnesium silicate; used in a variety of products including talcum powder)
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