dây mực

Thân thiện

Bác thợ mộc dùng dây mực để kẻ một đường thẳng dài trên tấm ván trước khi cưa.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • A chalk line; a chalked string: A tool consisting of a string or cord coated with powdered chalk (or another colored powder), used to mark straight lines on surfaces like wood, cloth, or the ground by snapping the taut string.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Anh thợ mộc dùng dây mực để kẻ một đường thẳng trên tấm ván. (The carpenter used a chalk line to mark a straight line on the plank.)
  • Trước khi cắt vải, cô ấy đánh dấu bằng dây mực. (Before cutting the fabric, she marked it with a chalk line.)

Advanced Usage

• Technical/Historical Context: In traditional Vietnamese carpentry and construction, "dây mực" was an essential tool for layout work. The cord was often coated with a mixture of ink or soot and glue, not just chalk, to create a permanent or semi-permanent line.
  • Nghề mộc cổ truyền rất coi trọng việc sử dụng dây mực chính xác. (Traditional carpentry highly values the precise use of the chalk line.)

Variants and Related Words

• Dây (n): String, cord, line.
• Mực (n): Ink (historically used in the tool); also means squid.
• Phấn (n): Chalk (the modern common coating for the line).
• Ống phấn (n): Chalk line reel (the modern housing for the tool).

Synonyms

• Chalk line (n): The direct and most common English equivalent.
• Snap line (n): Another term for the same tool.
• Marking line (n): A descriptive term for its function.

Related Phrases / Compound Words

• Giăng dây mực (verb phrase): To stretch/set a chalk line.
  • Họ giăng dây mực để đảm bảo bức tường được xây thẳng. (They set a chalk line to ensure the wall was built straight.)
• Bật dây mực (verb phrase): To snap the chalk line.
  • Sau khi căng, anh ta bật dây mực để tạo vạch. (After tightening it, he snapped the chalk line to create the mark.)

Học thuật

1. chalk line