pulvillio
pulvillio noun: a kind of perfumed cosmetic powder, applied to the skin, hair or wig.
Noun
pulvillio (countable and uncountable, plural pulvillios)
- A kind of perfumed cosmetic powder, applied to the skin, hair or wig.
- Smells of incense, ambergris, and pulvillios.1711 May 22 (Gregorian calendar), [Joseph Addison; Richard Steele et al.], “FRIDAY, May 12, 1711”, in The Spectator, number 63; republished in Alexander Chalmers, editor, The Spectator; a New...
- [H]is own skull, at the same instant, descended upon the side of his couch with such violence, that his periwig was struck off, and the whole room filled with pulvilio.1751, [Tobias] Smollett, The Adventures of Peregrine Pickle […], volume (please specify |volume=I to IV), London: Harrison and Co., […], →OCLC
Forms of pulvillio
| plural | pulvillios |
|---|---|
| alternative form | pulvil |
| alternative form | pulvilio |
| alternative form | pulville |
Origin of pulvillio
From Spanish polvillo, diminutive of polvo (“dust, powder”). Compare later pulvil.
Questions about pulvillio
- What does pulvillio mean?
- Pulvillio means a kind of perfumed cosmetic powder, applied to the skin, hair or wig.
- What part of speech is pulvillio?
- Pulvillio is a noun.
- What is the plural of pulvillio?
- The plural of pulvillio is pulvillios.
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