tailor\'s chalk

tailor's chalk

noun
hardened chalk or soapstone used to make temporary guide marks on a garment that is being altered.

Origin:
1880–85
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tailor's chalk
 
n
pipeclay used by tailors and dressmakers to mark seams, darts, etc, on material

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