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drawing chalk

drawing chalk

2.7
A colored stick used by artists to make pictures on paper or pavement
  • noun
translation icon : tiza de dibujo
  • The teacher handed out drawing chalk so the students could decorate their art projects.

Examples

  • He made a beautiful sketch of the landscape using bright drawing chalk on textured paper.

  • The artist carefully selected different colors of drawing chalk to create her masterpiece.

  • Paper, drawing chalk, and pencils, not high quality but good enough.

    Fiction book (1996)

Synonyms

crayon
vsdrawing chalk
66 1.0

A stick of colored wax used for drawing, often by children

is a colored artist stick aimed at sketching rather than child play
pencil
vsdrawing chalk
17 1.0

A material made of graphite used for drawing or writing on paper

is a colored soft stick that produces broader, blendable color strokes
charcoal
vsdrawing chalk
9 3.7

A drawing made with black sticks of burned wood that make dark lines

is a colored stick making softer, lighter marks across paper
red chalk
vsdrawing chalk
4.9

A soft red-brown material used for drawing lines and pictures

is a colored stick used by artists for drawing in many colors

How Soft

charcoal
9 3.7
drawing chalk
2.7
pencil
17 1.0

Surface Forms

drawing chalk singular
drawing chalks plural

Morphology

drawing + chalk

The meaning 'a stick of chalk used for drawing' is directly and compositionally derived from 'drawing' (making pictures) modifying 'chalk' (the writing/drawing material). This follows a common noun-modifier pattern and is non-idiomatic, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will readily infer the intended meaning.

Etymology

Drawing chalk is a name made of two words: drawing means making pictures or lines and chalk means a soft stick for writing. Imagine holding a short colored stick and dragging it across paper or the pavement to make lines and shades, and you can see why it means 'a stick of colored chalk used for drawing'.