"French chalk" meaning in English

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Noun

Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} French chalk (uncountable)
  1. A type of steatite, used to mark cloth and as a lubricant in shoes, gloves, etc. Tags: uncountable Synonyms: Briançon chalk Translations (type of steatite): шивашка креда (šivaška kreda) [feminine] (Bulgarian), 滑石粉 (huáshífěn) (Chinese Mandarin), craie de tailleur [feminine] (French), Federweiß [neuter] (German), Talkum [neuter] (German), cailc fhrancach [feminine] (Irish)
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