powdering

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powdering

noun powderings

  1. An application or patch of powder. [T]ryly for the Engliſheman to bee offended with the admixtion of Latine, or the Latine manne to miſlike the poutheryng of Greke, appereth vnto me a moche like thing, as if at a feaſt with varietee of good meates and drinkes furniſhed, one that loueth to feede of a Capon, ſhould take diſpleaſure tha
  2. A black tuft of ermine fur on the white of a robe of state.

verb

  1. gerund, participle, present present participle and gerund of powder

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@misc{powdering_2026,
  title = {powdering},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/powdering},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}