Meanings
nounFrench chalk (uncountable)
- uncountableA type of steatite, used to mark cloth and as a lubricant in shoes, gloves, etc.
Synonyms: Briançon chalk
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA type of steatite, used to mark cloth and as a lubricant in shoes, gloves, etc.
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Translations
Bulgarian шивашка креда
- шивашка креда (šivaška kreda)type of steatite
Chinese Mandarin 滑石粉
- 滑石粉 (huáshífěn)type of steatite
French craie de tailleur
- craie de tailleurtype of steatite
German Federweiß, Talkum
- Federweißtype of steatite
- Talkumtype of steatite
Irish cailc fhrancach
- cailc fhrancachtype of steatite
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APA
French chalk. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/French%20chalk
MLA
“French chalk.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/French%20chalk. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “French chalk,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/French%20chalk.
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