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Definition of Powder
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Powder
The fine particles to which any dry substance is reduced by pounding, grinding, or triturating, or into which it falls by decay; dust. An explosive mixture used in gunnery, blasting, etc.; gunpowder. See Gunpowder. To reduce to fine particles; to pound, grind, or rub into a powder; to comminute; to pulverize; to triturate. To sprinkle with powder, or as with powder; to be sprinkle; as, to powder the hair. To sprinkle with salt; to corn, as meat. To be reduced to powder; to become like powder; as, some salts powder easily. To use powder on the hair or skin; as, she paints and powders. Related Definitions:
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Powder Quotations
The three great elements of modern civilization, Gun powder, Printing, and the Protestant religion. Thomas Carlyle I don't like my hockey sticks touching other sticks, and I don't like them crossing one another, and I kind of have them hidden in the corner. I put baby powder on the ends. I think it's essentially a matter of taking care of what takes care of you. Wayne Gretzky We damaged all the big guns we could, and carried away the powder and the lead. Chief Joseph The only success worth one's powder was success in the line of one's idiosyncrasy... what was talent but the art of being completely whatever one happened to be? Henry James The powder is mixed with water and tastes exactly like powder mixed with water. Art Buchwald |
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Powder Translations
powder in Afrikaans is poeier powder in Dutch is bepoederen, poederen powder in French is poudre powder in German is Pulver, Puder, Puder, Pulver powder in Italian is cipria powder in Norwegian is pudder, pulver powder in Spanish is polvos powder in Swedish is krut, pulver, puder, pudra |
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