POWDERED


Meaning of POWDERED in English

ˈpau̇də(r)d adjective

Etymology: Middle English poudred, from past participle of poudren to powder

1. now dialect Britain

a. : spiced , seasoned

b. : pickled , preserved

2. : patterned or strewn with small objects

the vast … sky, powdered with innumerable stars — W.H.Hudson †1922

bindings powdered with monograms and fleurs-de-lis — Edith Diehl

3. : reduced to a powder : pulverized

powdered chalk

powdered coal

4. obsolete : subjected to sweating in a powdering tub

5. : dressed or treated with powder

the powdered coiffures of the French court — Lois Long

powdered , weighted silks — Atlantic

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