Phrase guide

tailor's chalk

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

A 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.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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noun

Meaning 2

chalk used by tailors to make temporary marks on cloth

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Broader terms: chalk

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Across languages

Translations

13 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: креда (kreda) — chalk-like material used for marking alterations on fabric
  • Chinese Mandarin: 粉片 (fěnpiàn) — chalk-like material used for marking alterations on fabric
  • Chinese Mandarin: 划粉 (huáfěn) — chalk-like material used for marking alterations on fabric
  • Finnish: räätälinliitu — chalk-like material used for marking alterations on fabric
  • French: craie de tailleur — chalk-like material used for marking alterations on fabric
  • French: craie de couturière — chalk-like material used for marking alterations on fabric
  • German: Schneiderkreide — chalk-like material used for marking alterations on fabric
  • Hungarian: szabókréta — chalk-like material used for marking alterations on fabric
  • Macedonian: кројачки сапун (krojački sapun) — chalk-like material used for marking alterations on fabric
  • Macedonian: кројачка реда (krojačka reda) — chalk-like material used for marking alterations on fabric
  • Polish: kreda krawiecka — chalk-like material used for marking alterations on fabric
  • Russian: портновский мел (portnovskiy mel) — chalk-like material used for marking alterations on fabric
  • Swahili: chaki — chalk-like material used for marking alterations on fabric