face powder

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face powder

noun face powders · face-powder

countable, uncountable A cosmetic made from coloured talc, applied to the face. A waiter brought his aperitif, which was a small scotch and soda, and as he sipped it gratefully he sighed. ‘Civilized,’ he said to Mr. Campion. ‘Humanizing.’ […] ‘Cigars and summer days and women in big hats with swansdown face-powder, that’s what it reminds me of.’

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noun cosmetic

日本語	フェースパウダー fēsupaudā
中文	香粉 xiāngfěn
Deutsch	Gesichtspuder, Puder
Italiano	cipria
Română	pudră de față
Русский	пу́дра púdra

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@misc{face_powder_2026,
  title = {face powder},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/face%20powder},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}