| 单词 | french chalk |
| 释义 | > as lemmasFrench chalk French chalk n. a variety of steatite, used for making marks on cloth, removing grease spots, and (in powdered form) as a dry lubricant in gymnastics, or for gloves, boots, etc. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > minerals > types of mineral > silicates > phyllosilicate > [noun] > talc > steatite > varieties French chalk1728 potstone1741 Spanish chalk1760 polyphant stone1867 society > occupation and work > materials > raw material > mineral material > [noun] > talc or steatite Venetian earth1660 soap-stone1681 soap-earth1696 Venetian talca1728 soap-rock1746 steatite1758 lapis ollaris1794 lardite1794 ollite1811 Venetian chalk1839 Venice talc1867 French chalk1882 1674 R. Hooke Diary 9 Nov. (1935) 129 He gave me 2 little pencils of French chalk. 1728 J. Woodward Catal. Foreign Fossils i. 3 in Catal. Addit. Eng. Native Fossils Red French chalk. 1882 S. F. A. Caulfeild & B. C. Saward Dict. Needlework 215/2 French Chalk. A variety of indurated Talc. 1992 M. Baren How it all Began 12/2 The pills would then be dusted with french chalk to prevent them sticking. 2004 A. Sloan Compl. Bk. Decorative Paint Finishes 207 (caption) To prevent the metal leaf from sticking to your fingers, dust them lightly with French chalk or talc before handling it. < as lemmas |
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