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powder of sympathy

powder of sympathy noun: a powder applied to the weapon that caused a wound in the hope of healing the injury it had made.

Noun

powder of sympathy (countable and uncountable, plural powders of sympathy)

  1. (historical) A powder applied to the weapon that caused a wound in the hope of healing the injury it had made.

Synonyms of powder of sympathy

Forms of powder of sympathy

pluralpowders of sympathy

Questions about powder of sympathy

What does powder of sympathy mean?
Powder of sympathy means a powder applied to the weapon that caused a wound in the hope of healing the injury it had made.
What part of speech is powder of sympathy?
Powder of sympathy is a noun.
What is the plural of powder of sympathy?
The plural of powder of sympathy is powders of sympathy.

Words near powder of sympathy in the dictionary

  1. powder mine
  2. powder mines
  3. powder monkey
  4. powder monkeys
  5. powder of algaroth
  6. powder of sympathy
  7. powder one's nose
  8. powder pink
  9. powder pinks
  10. powder puff
  11. powder puffs

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