English powder

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• Powder blue — may refer to two different colors. Originally, it referred to a dark blue color, but it has since come to refer to a pale blue color, possibly because the name reminded people of baby powder and so people thought of it as a color similar to baby… …   Wikipedia

• Powder Injection Moulding International — is a magazine and scientific journal dedicated to the metal injection moulding, ceramic injection moulding and hardmetal (cemented carbide) injection moulding industries. The umbrella name given to these three industries is powder injection… …   Wikipedia

• Powder of sympathy — was a form of sympathetic magic, current in the 17th century in Europe, whereby a remedy was applied to the weapon that had caused a wound in the hope of healing the injury it had made. The method was first proposed by Rudolf Goclenius, Jr. and… …   Wikipedia

• English Confessors and Marytrs (1534-1729) —     English Confessors and Martyrs (1534 1729)     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► English Confessors and Martyrs (1534 1729)     Though the resistance of the English as a people to the Reformation compares very badly with the resistance offered by… …   Catholic encyclopedia

• Powder Her Face — is a chamber opera in two acts, Op. 14 (1995) by the British composer Thomas Adès (b. 1971). The English libretto is by Philip Hensher. Running time is 2 hours 20 minutes. It was commissioned by the Almeida Opera, a part of London s Almeida… …   Wikipedia

• Powder keg — is a metaphorical term sometimes used when referring to countries or geographical region where political, socio economic and historical circumstances have made the area prone to outbursts of wars or other conflicts. The analogy is drawn from a… …   Wikipedia

• English cannon — The first recorded usage of cannon in Great Britain was in 1327, when they were used in battle by the English against the Scots. Under the Tudors, the first forts featuring cannon batteries were built, while cannon were first used by the Tudor… …   Wikipedia

• Powder (film) — Infobox Film name = Powder caption = Promotional movie poster for the film writer = Victor Salva starring = Sean Patrick Flanery, Jeff Goldblum, Mary Steenburgen, Lance Henriksen, Brandon Smith, Bradford Tatum director = Victor Salva producer =… …   Wikipedia

• Powder Alarm — The Powder Alarm was a massive popular reaction to a raid by British soldiers under the command of General Thomas Gage, royal governor of Massachusetts, soon before the American Revolutionary War. On September 1 1774, British soldiers confiscated …   Wikipedia

• powder — /ˈpaʊdə / (say powduh) noun 1. any solid substance in the state of fine, loose particles, as produced by crushing, grinding, or disintegration; dust. 2. a preparation in this form for some special purpose, as gunpowder, a medicinal powder, a… …  

• Powder — Recorded in various spellings including Podder, Potter, Powter, and Powder, this is an English surname. It is occupational for a maker of drinking and storage vessels, from the Olde English pre 7th century word pott , itself derived from the… …   Surnames reference