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View definitions for powdering

powdering

adjective as in grinding

noun as in sprinkling

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Did you know that pink tights and shoes were not allowed at Dance Theater, and that “pancaking” — powdering your shoes with makeup — was the norm before skin tone shoes were made?

“The last thing they need is legislation to endanger them even more,” Electronika said, powdering her cheekbones.

The final stages included curling, dying, powdering, and pomades.

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The footmen - palace servants with a traditional uniform - stopped powdering their hair.

From BBC

Washington had enslaved workers who tended to his personal needs, including the task of gathering, fluffing, curling and powdering his hair white.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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