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Meaning of "French chalk" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF FRENCH CHALK

French chalk play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF FRENCH CHALK

noun
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verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
French chalk is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES FRENCH CHALK MEAN IN ENGLISH?

French chalk

Talc

Talc is a mineral composed of hydrated magnesium silicate with the chemical formula H2Mg34 or Mg3Si4O102. In loose form, it is the widely used substance known as talcum powder. It occurs as foliated to fibrous masses, and in an exceptionally rare crystal form. It has a perfect basal cleavage, and the folia are non-elastic, although slightly flexible. It is the softest known mineral and listed as 1 on the Mohs hardness scale. It can be easily scratched by a fingernail. It is also sectile. It has a specific gravity of 2.5–2.8, a clear or dusty luster, and is translucent to opaque. Talc is not soluble in water, but it is slightly soluble in dilute mineral acids. Its colour ranges from white to grey or green and it has a distinctly greasy feel. Its streak is white. Soapstone is a metamorphic rock composed predominantly of talc.

Definition of French chalk in the English dictionary

The definition of French chalk in the dictionary is a compact variety of talc used to mark cloth or remove grease stains from materials.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE FRENCH CHALK

French Academy
French and Indian War
French bean
French bread
French bulldog
French Cameroons
French Canada
French Canadian
French Community
French cricket
French cuff
French curve
French Directory
French door
French doors
French dressing
French Equatorial Africa
French fact
French Foreign Legion
French franc

WORDS THAT END LIKE FRENCH CHALK

balk
bechalk
boardwalk
by a long chalk
cakewalk
catwalk
chalk
cock of the walk
Dundalk
Nitro-chalk
not by a long chalk
red chalk
sidewalk
small talk
stalk
tailor´s chalk
talk
talk the talk
walk
you can talk

Synonyms and antonyms of French chalk in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «French chalk» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF FRENCH CHALK

Find out the translation of French chalk to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of French chalk from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «French chalk» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

滑石粉
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

tiza francés
570 millions of speakers

English

French chalk
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

फ्रेंच चाक
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الطباشير الفرنسي
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Французский мел
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

giz francês
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ফরাসি চুক
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

craie français
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kapur Perancis
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Französisch Kreide
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

フレンチチョーク
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

프랑스어 분필
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Kapur tulis Prancis
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

phấn Pháp
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பிரஞ்சு சுண்ணாம்பு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

फ्रेंच खडू
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Fransız tebeşir
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

gesso francese
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

francuski kreda
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

французький крейда
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

cretă franceză
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Γαλλικά κιμωλία
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Franse kryt
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

franska krita
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Fransk kritt
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of French chalk

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «FRENCH CHALK»

The term «French chalk» is normally little used and occupies the 145.115 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «FRENCH CHALK» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «French chalk» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «French chalk» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about French chalk

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FRENCH CHALK»

Discover the use of French chalk in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to French chalk and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Coastal Chalk Cliff Instability
Multiscale fracture analysis along the French chalk coastline for investigating erosion by cliff collapse A. Genter1, A. Duperret2, A. Martinez2, R. N. Mortimore3 & J-L. Vila1 1 BRGM, CDG/ENE, 3 avenue Claude Guillemin, BP 6009, 45060 ...
Rory N. Mortimore, A. Duperret, 2004
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The American Dispensatory: Containing the Natural, Chemical, ...
Magistery of bismuth, French chalk scraped fine by Dutch rushes ana p. a?q. : cosmetic. English verdigris. — Blue vitriol twenty-four pounds, white vitriol sixteen pounds, sugar of lead twelve pounds, alum two pounds; all coarsely powdered, ...
John Redman Coxe, 1825
3
Pharmaceutical Journal;: A Weekly Record of Pharmacy and ...
Rolled in Canada varnish and in French chalk. Produced at once a smooth silky white surface, not perfectly uniform. 15. Rolled in mucilage and in silver leaf. 16. Dipped in melted white wax. The pills appear to swell and crack the wax as it ...
‎1862
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The pharmaceutical journal and transactions
14. Rolled in Canada Tarnish and in French chalk. Produced at once a smooth silky white surface, not perfectly uniform. 15. Rolled in mucilage and in silver leaf. 16. Dipped in melted white wax. The pills appear to swell and crask the wax as it  ...
‎1862
5
The Explosive Act, 1884
Specification — chalk, french The French chalk is to be equal in colour, to the standard sample and is not to contain more than 0.5 per cent, of moisture. The bulk of the French chalk is to be such that a volume of 50 cubic centimetres, will weigh ...
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Hand Book on Printing Technology (Offset, Gravure, Flexo, ...
It also increases the sensitivity of the printing plate. The turpentine being a spirit, evaporates very quickly when exposed to air. Very soft and water rinsed cloth should be used to' washout with turpentine. French Chalk It is a white amorphous  ...
Niir Board, 2002
7
The Pharmaceutical Journal and Transactions
The secret of pill-coating oes not appear to be in what the coatinU consists of, which, in most cases, is powdered French chalk, but in the way it is put on. The following simple method I have found to give very satisfactory results, and produce ...
‎1874
8
The Mechanic; Or, Compendium of Practical Inventions: ...
Philosophical Apparatus and the Fine Arts, III. Rural and Domestic Economy, and Miscellanies ... with a Copious Analytical Index James Smith (author of the Panorama of science and art.) Singular properties of steatites or French chalk.
James Smith (author of the Panorama of science and art.), 1825
9
A Supplement to the Pharmacopœia and Treatise on ...
Separate the colour from the cotton by the acids ; and then grind the sediment with French chalk and oil. Pure rouge, Vert rouge oVAthenes. Separate the colour from the cotton by the acids, and dry the sediment, which becomes of a copper ...
Samuel Frederick Gray, 1836
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The London encyclopaedia, or, Universal dictionary of ...
French Chalk, n. i. French chalk is unctuous to the touch, as steatities is, but harder, ami nearer approaching the consis- icuce of stone. Woodward. French chalk is au indurated clay, extremely dense, of a smooth glossy surface, and soft and ...
Thomas Curtis (of Grove house sch, Islington)

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «FRENCH CHALK»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term French chalk is used in the context of the following news items.
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FDA fails to protect consumers from cancer-causing talc.
Talc has been used in the manufacturing of tires, paper, thermoplastics, polymers, paints, food products, French chalk, a dry lubricant and, ... «Cold Truth, Jun 15»
2
WWI graffiti sheds light on soldiers' experience
Graffiti from over 1,800 WWI soldiers was found in the depths of a French chalk quarry located two hours from Paris. Dating back almost 100 ... «Daily Sabah, Apr 15»
3
French chalk quarry discovery leads to Pottsville
WHEN Glennys Gow learnt Lismore WWI soldier Alistair Ross's name was among 2000 recently found at a French chalk quarry, she wondered ... «Northern Star, Apr 15»
4
The Power of Ten: a hero's journey of discovery
Lieutenant Geoffrey Unsworth: A hero I never got to meet · Video of battle reveals courage of soldier who won VC · French chalk quarry ... «Northern Star, Apr 15»
5
Graffiti by 1800 WWI soldiers found in underground quarry
(CNN) The graffiti, written in a French chalk quarry and dating back almost 100 years, is plain and stark. "HJ Leach. Merely a private. 13/7/16. «CNN, Apr 15»
6
Graffiti by WWI soldiers found beneath French battlegrounds
The graffiti, written in a French chalk quarry and dating back almost 100 years, is plain and stark. “HJ Leach. Merely a private. 13/7/16. «Las Vegas Review-Journal, Apr 15»
7
Seven tips for improving your bike maintenance skills
Applying a dusting of unscented talcum powder or French chalk to inner tubes reduces friction between the tube and tyre, helping the tube to sit ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Feb 15»
8
Richness in each frame
The canvas is then evenly coated with a paste of French chalk (gopi) or powdered limestone and a binding medium and dried. The surface has ... «The Hindu, Jan 15»
9
Bob Marley marijuana is on it's way — what's next, Lou Reed heroin?
... subtly but authentically cut with baking soda and French chalk, and packaged with top-quality 'Hypotastic' syringes, is the best way to honour ... «The Independent, Nov 14»
10
Talc woes vex FDA
Talc has been used in the manufacturing of tires, paper, thermoplastics, polymers, paints, food products, French chalk, a dry lubricant and, ... «Albany Times Union, Nov 14»

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