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tailors' chalks

tailors' 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 tailors' chalks

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

Words near tailors' chalks in the dictionary

  1. tailormade
  2. tailormades
  3. tailorman
  4. tailormen
  5. tailors
  6. tailors' chalks
  7. tailors' dummies
  8. tailors' hams
  9. tailorship
  10. tailorships
  11. tailorwise

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