a compact variety of talc used to mark cloth or remove grease stains from materials
French chalk in American English
a very soft soapstone chalk used for marking lines on cloth or removing grease spots
French chalk in American English
noun
a talc for marking lines on fabrics
Word origin
[1720–30]This word is first recorded in the period 1720–30. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: arrangement, deadwood, fantail, personify, syllabic