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tailor's chalks

tailor's chalks is the plural of tailor's chalk.

Meaning of tailor's chalk

Noun

tailor's chalk (countable and uncountable, plural tailor's chalks or tailors' chalks)

  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.

Questions about tailor's chalks

What is tailor's chalks the plural of?
Tailor's chalks is the plural of tailor's chalk.

Words near tailor's chalks in the dictionary

  1. tailocins
  2. tailor
  3. tailor make
  4. tailor's
  5. tailor's chalk
  6. tailor's chalks
  7. tailor's dummy
  8. tailor's goose
  9. tailor's ham
  10. tailor's muscle
  11. tailor-fashion

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