单词 | french-chalk |
释义 | > as lemmasFrench-chalk French-chalk v. transitive to apply French chalk as a cleaner or dry lubricant to (a surface). ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > cleanness and dirtiness > cleaning > other cleaning methods, devices, or substances > clean by other miscellaneous methods [verb (transitive)] rakec1400 pickle1605 to rub down1682 thumb1768 steam-clean1835 bread1869 French-chalk1870 society > occupation and work > industry > working with specific materials > working with coating or covering materials > work with coating or covering materials [verb (transitive)] > coat or cover with other materials rosin1357 tallowa1400 oildreg?1440 overlute1527 mastica1538 flock1567 gum1612 betallow1638 begum1730 roset1773 soft-soap1833 French-chalk1870 brasque1880 vaseline1891 1870 London Society Jan. 23 Five-and-forty ballet skirts..must be French chalked and puff-powdered..for the Great Dance of Water Lilies and Forget-me nots. 1887 Evening Herald (Syracuse, N.Y.) 11 May 3/3 He first carefully inserted himself into them with a shoe horn, and then French chalked the legs and worked them on like a glove. 1933 P. Godfrey Back-stage xiii. 167 The floor of the stage..was French-chalked for dancing to the gramophone. 2001 Observer (Nexis) 14 Jan. 24 Every session, we'd..click the asymmetric bars into place, French-chalk them, angle their uprights, tighten the steel ropes. < as lemmas |
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