Meanings
nountailor's chalk (countable and uncountable, plural tailor's chalks or tailors' chalks)
plural tailor's chalks · plural tailors' chalks
- countableuncountableA chalk-like material used for marking alterations on fabric in tailoring and dressmaking. The marks are brushed or washed off the material when no longer needed.
Translations
Bulgarian креда
- креда (kreda)chalk-like material used for marking alterations on fabric
Chinese Mandarin 粉片, 划粉
- 粉片 (fěnpiàn)chalk-like material used for marking alterations on fabric
- 划粉 (huáfěn)chalk-like material used for marking alterations on fabric
Finnish räätälinliitu
- räätälinliituchalk-like material used for marking alterations on fabric
French craie de tailleur, craie de couturière
- craie de tailleurchalk-like material used for marking alterations on fabric
- craie de couturièrechalk-like material used for marking alterations on fabric
German Schneiderkreide
- Schneiderkreidechalk-like material used for marking alterations on fabric
Hungarian szabókréta
- szabókrétachalk-like material used for marking alterations on fabric
Polish kreda krawiecka
- kreda krawieckachalk-like material used for marking alterations on fabric
Russian портновский мел
- портновский мел (portnovskiy mel)chalk-like material used for marking alterations on fabric
Swahili chaki
- chakichalk-like material used for marking alterations on fabric
Cite this entry
APA
tailor's chalk. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tailor's%20chalk
MLA
“tailor's chalk.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tailor's%20chalk. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tailor's chalk,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tailor's%20chalk.
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