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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 cloth
Familiarity information: TAILOR'S CHALK used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
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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