poudre de riz

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poudre de riz

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From French poudre de riz. Compare rice powder.

noun

  1. historical A cosmetic face powder, originally made with powdered rice. Madame Antoine had laid some coarse, clean towels upon a chair, and had placed a box of poudre de riz within easy reach. Edna dabbed the powder upon her nose and cheeks as she looked at herself closely in the little distorted mirror which hung on the wall above the basin.

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@misc{poudre_de_riz_2026,
  title = {poudre de riz},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/poudre%20de%20riz},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}