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tailor's chalk

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tai·lor's chalk (tlrz)
n.
A thin piece of hard chalk used in tailoring for making temporary alteration marks on clothing.

tailor's chalk
n
(Clothing, Personal Arts & Crafts / Knitting & Sewing) pipeclay used by tailors and dressmakers to mark seams, darts, etc., on material
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Noun1.tailor's chalk - chalk used by tailors to make temporary marks on cloth
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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Turn it inside out, and use tailor's chalk to sketch a heart shape on the shirt's torso.
Put the jeans on and get a friend to mark with tailor's chalk where to cut them.
 
 
 
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