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TAILOR'S CHALK

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does tailor's chalk mean? 

TAILOR'S CHALK (noun)
  The noun TAILOR'S CHALK has 1 sense:

1. chalk used by tailors to make temporary marks on clothplay

  Familiarity information: TAILOR'S CHALK used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


TAILOR'S CHALK (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Chalk used by tailors to make temporary marks on cloth

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("tailor's chalk" is a kind of...):

chalk (a piece of calcite or a similar substance, usually in the shape of a crayon, that is used to write or draw on blackboards or other flat surfaces)


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