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powdering

powdering noun: an application or patch of powder. Also the present participle and gerund of powder.

Noun

powdering (plural 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...1564 February, Nicolas Udall [i.e., Nicholas Udall], “Nicolas Vdall vnto the Gentle and Honeste Harted Readers Well to Fare”, in Erasmus, translated by Nicolas Udall, Apophthegmes, that is to Saie...
  2. A black tuft of ermine fur on the white of a robe of state.

Also used as

powdering is also the present participle and gerund of powder.

Forms of powdering

pluralpowderings

Origin of powdering

From powder + -ing.

Words formed from powdering

Phrases with powdering

Questions about powdering

What does powdering mean?
Powdering means an application or patch of powder.
What part of speech is powdering?
Powdering is a noun.
What is the plural of powdering?
The plural of powdering is powderings.

Words near powdering in the dictionary

  1. powderhound
  2. powderhounds
  3. powderiest
  4. powderily
  5. powderiness
  6. powdering
  7. powdering gown
  8. powdering gowns
  9. powdering one's nose
  10. powdering tub
  11. powdering tubb

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