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powder Noun 1. a substance in the form of tiny loose particles 2. a medicine or cosmetic in this form Verb to cover or sprinkle with powder [Old French poldre, from Latin pulvis dust] powdery adj
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powder Translationsvt → empolvar; to powder one's face → ponerse polvos; (euphemism) → ir al baño vt → poudrer; to powder one's nose → se poudrer; to powder one's nose (euph) → kurz mal verschwinden vt → spolverizzare [+ face]; incipriare; to powder one's nose → incipriarsi il naso; |
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What sort of a Magic Powder was it that made your friend the Pumpkinhead live? Hiram Sloane told me the other day that a big envelope addressed to the Rollings Reliable Baking Powder Company of Montreal had been dropped into the post office box a month ago, and she suspicioned that somebody was trying for the prize they'd offered for the best story that introduced the name of their baking powder. Well, when it is quite finished this compound will be the wonderful Powder of Life, which no one knows how to make but myself. |
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