tailor's chalk
noun
hardened chalk or soapstone used to make temporary guide marks on a garment that is being altered.
Origin of tailor's chalk
First recorded in 1880–85
Words nearby tailor's chalk
tailleferre,
tailleur,
taillight,
tailor,
tailor's bunion,
tailor's chalk,
tailor's muscle,
tailor's-tack,
tailor-made,
tailor-made for,
tailor-make
British Dictionary definitions for tailor's chalk
tailor's chalk
noun
pipeclay used by tailors and dressmakers to mark seams, darts, etc, on material