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face powders

face powders is the plural of face powder.

Meaning of face powder

Noun

face powder (countable and uncountable, plural face powders)

  1. 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.’1963, Margery Allingham, chapter 5, in The China Governess: A Mystery, London: Chatto & Windus, →OCLC

Questions about face powders

What is face powders the plural of?
Face powders is the plural of face powder.

Words near face powders in the dictionary

  1. face piece
  2. face pieces
  3. face plate
  4. face plates
  5. face powder
  6. face powders
  7. face pubes
  8. face reading
  9. face reveal
  10. face revealed
  11. face revealing

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