TAILOR'S CHALK

Meaning of TAILOR'S CHALK in English

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

[ 1880-85 ]

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TAILOR'S CHALK — noun : a thin flat piece of hard chalk or soapstone used by tailors and seamstresses for making temporary marks …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CHALK — Soft, fine-grained, easily pulverized, white-to-grayish variety of limestone , composed of the shells of minute marine organisms. The purest varieties …
Английский словарь Британика
TAILOR — I. ˈtālə(r) noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English taillour, from Old French tailleur, literally, one that cuts, from taillier …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CHALK — I. ˈchȯk noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English cealc; akin to Old High German & Middle …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
TAILOR — (v. i.) To practice making men's clothes; to follow the business of a tailor.
Английский словарь Webster
TAILOR — (n.) The mattowacca; -- called also tailor herring.
Английский словарь Webster
TAILOR — ( v. i. ) To practice making men's clothes; to follow the business of a tailor.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
TAILOR — ( n. ) The mattowacca; -- called also tailor herring.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
TAILOR — tailor 1 /tay"leuhr/ , n. 1. a person whose occupation is the making, mending, or altering of clothes, esp. suits, …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
CHALK — — chalklike , adj. /chawk/ , n. 1. a soft, white, powdery limestone consisting chiefly of fossil shells of foraminifers. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
TAILOR — v. work as a tailor; make or alter a garment; create or adapt for a particular need or desire
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
TAILOR — I. ˈtā-lər noun Etymology: Middle English taillour, from Anglo-French taillur, from tailler, taillier to cut, from Late Latin taliare, from …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
CHALK — I. ˈchȯk noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English cealc, from Latin calc-, calx lime; akin to Greek chalix pebble …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
TAILOR — noun the goldfish. 2. tailor ·noun the silversides. 3. tailor ·noun the mattowacca; called also tailor herring. 4. tailor …
Webster English vocab
CHALK — vt to rub or mark with chalk. 2. chalk ·vt to manure with chalk, as land. 3. chalk ·vt to …
Webster English vocab
TAILOR — [tai.lor] n [ME taillour, fr. OF tailleur, fr. taillier to cut, fr. LL taliare, fr. L talea twig, cutting] (14c): …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
CHALK — [chalk] n [ME, fr. OE cealc, fr. L calc-, calx lime; akin to Gk chalix pebble] (bef. 12c) 1 a: …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
CHALK — soft, fine-grained, easily pulverized, white-to-grayish variety of limestone. Chalk is composed of the shells of such minute marine organisms as …
Britannica English vocabulary
TAILOR — tailor BrE AmE ˈteɪl ə AmE \ - ə r ▷ tailor|ed d ▷ tailoring ˈteɪl ə r ɪŋ ▷ …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
TAILOR — / ˈteɪlə(r); NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun a person whose job is to make men's clothes, especially sb …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CHALK — / tʃɔːk; NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun 1. [ U ] a type of soft white stone : …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
TAILOR — I. tai ‧ lor 1 /ˈteɪlə $ -ər/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Date: 1200-1300 ; Language: Old French ; …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
CHALK — I. chalk 1 /tʃɔːk $ tʃɒːk/ BrE AmE noun [uncountable] [ Language: Old English ; Origin: cealc , from Latin …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
TAILOR — n. & v. --n. a maker of clothes, esp. one who makes men's outer garments to measure. --v. 1 tr. …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
CHALK — n. & v. --n. 1 a white soft earthy limestone (calcium carbonate) formed from the skeletal remains of sea creatures. …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
TAILOR — n. & v. n. a maker of clothes, esp. one who makes men's outer garments to measure. v. 1 tr. …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
CHALK — n. & v. n. 1 a white soft earthy limestone (calcium carbonate) formed from the skeletal remains of sea creatures. …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
TAILOR — n. & v. --n. a maker of clothes, esp. one who makes men's outer garments to measure. --v. 1. tr. …
Oxford English vocab
CHALK — n. & v. --n. 1. a white soft earthy limestone (calcium carbonate) formed from the skeletal remains of sea creatures. …
Oxford English vocab
TAILOR — ( tailors, tailoring, tailored) 1. A tailor is a person whose job is to make men’s clothes. N-COUNT 2. If …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CHALK — ( chalks, chalking, chalked) 1. Chalk is a type of soft white rock. You can use small pieces of it …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
TAILOR — I. noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ He had been stripped and measured, and two tailors were now working on the …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
CHALK — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES chalk/limestone/granite cliffs ▪ White chalk cliffs rose up from the sea. gravel/sand/chalk pit COLLOCATIONS …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
TAILOR — (MAKE SPECIALLY), tailor-make [verb] [T] - to make or prepare (something) following particular instructionsWe can tailor a large order for …
Cambridge English vocab
CHALK — up [phrasal verb] [M] - to achieve (a success) or score (points in a game), or to record (a success, …
Cambridge English vocab
CHALK — n. Soft, fine-grained, easily pulverized, white-to-grayish variety of limestone , composed of the shells of minute marine organisms. The purest …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
TAILOR — Tailor-made. A pre-rolled, factory-made cigarette as opposed to(and presumably better than) one which is self-made and hand-rolled. Example: Hey, can …
Slang English vocab
TAILOR — n. tailor made tailor make custom tailored
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
TAILOR — n. Function: verb Synonyms: ADAPT , accommodate, adjust, conform, fit, quadrate, reconcile, square, suit, tailor-make Related Words: style; dovetail; shape …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
CHALK — noun 1 white rock CHALK + NOUN ▪ bed ▪ cliff , downs , hill (all esp. BrE ) ▪ …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
TAILOR — made adj. 1 fitted, custom-made, made-to-order, bespoke; made to measure He would not wear anything but tailor-made clothes 2 ideal, …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
TAILOR — 1. сущ. 1) портной tailor's block ≈ манекен tailor's chair ≈ портновский стул (без ножек) tailor's twist ≈ прочная шелковая …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
CHALK — 1. сущ. 1) мел Chalk is formed of the broken remains of minute forms of marine animal life. ≈ Мел …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
TAILOR — tailor.ogg 1. ʹteılə n 1. портной tailor's block /dummy/ - манекен tailor's chair - портновский стул ( без ножек ) …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
CHALK — chalk.ogg 1. tʃɔ:k n 1. геол. 1> мел chalk cliffs - меловые скалы 2> (the Chalk) мел ( меловые отложения …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
CHALK — 1) мел 2) мелок 3) линия или метка, выполненная мелком • - lithographic chalk - marking chalk - precipitated chalk
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь
CHALK — 1) мел 2) мелок 3) линия или метка, выполненная мелком • - lithographic chalk - marking chalk - precipitated chalk
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь - РУССО
CHALK — chalk сущ.1) мел Chalk is formed of the broken remains of minute forms of marine animal life. — Мел образуется …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
CHALK — 1. [tʃɔ:k] n 1. геол. 1) мел ~ cliffs - меловые скалы 2) (the Chalk) мел ( меловые отложения на …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
TAILOR — 1. ʹteılə n 1. портной tailor's block /dummy/ - манекен tailor's chair - портновский стул ( без ножек ) tailor's …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
CHALK — 1. tʃɔ:k n 1. геол. 1> мел chalk cliffs - меловые скалы 2> (the Chalk) мел ( меловые отложения на …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
TAILOR — 1. сущ. 1) портной custom tailor — портной, шьющий одежду на заказ ladies' tailor — дамский портной men's tailor — …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
CHALK — 1. сущ. 1) мел Chalk is formed of the broken remains of minute forms of marine animal life. — Мел …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
TAILOR — 1. сущ. 1) портной custom tailor — портной, шьющий одежду на заказ ladies' tailor — дамский портной men's tailor — портной, занимающийся пошивом мужской …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
CHALK — 1. сущ. 1) мел Chalk is formed of the broken remains of minute forms of marine animal life. — Мел образуется из …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
TAILOR — 1. _n. 1> портной - tailor's block - tailor's chair - tailor's workshop - ladies' tailor - tailor's twist 2> …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
CHALK — 1. _n. 1> мел 2> мелок (для рисования, записи) 3> кредит, долг 4> счет (в игре) 5> _жарг. шрам; царапина; …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
TAILOR — 1. n. 1. портной - tailor's block - tailor's chair - tailor's workshop - ladies' tailor - tailor's twist 2. …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed
CHALK — 1. n. 1. мел 2. мелок (для рисования, записи) 3. кредит, долг 4. счет (в игре) 5. жарг. шрам; царапина; …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed
CHALK — мел (минерал, состоящий в основном из карбоната кальция, образующийся из остатков различных морских организмов) - chemical chalk - French chalk - ground chalk
Англо-Русский словарь по строительству и новым строительным технологиям
CHALK — 1. _n. 1> мел 2> мелок (для рисования, записи) 3> кредит, долг 4> счёт (в игре) 5> _жарг. шрам; царапина; …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера
TAILOR — 1. сущ. 1) портной tailor's block ≈ манекен tailor's chair ≈ портновский стул (без ножек) tailor's twist ≈ прочная шелковая …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
CHALK — 1. сущ. 1) мел Chalk is formed of the broken remains of minute forms of marine animal life. ≈ Мел …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь

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