powdering (noun)

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• powdering — noun ( s) Etymology: Middle English poudringe, from gerund of poudren to powder 1. : the act or an instance of applying a powder the powdering of a wig 2. : ornamentation with a multitude of small objects …   Useful english dictionary

• powdering tub — noun 1. archaic : a tub for salting meat 2. obsolete : a sweating tub for the cure of venereal disease to the spital go, and from the powd ring tub of infamy fetch forth the lazar kite Shakespeare …   Useful english dictionary

• powdering-closet — powder closet or powˈdering closˈet noun (historical) A small room in which hair was powdered • • • Main Entry: ↑powder …   Useful english dictionary

• powdering-gown — powˈdering gown noun A loose dressing gown worn while the hair was being powdered • • • Main Entry: ↑powder …   Useful english dictionary

• powdering-tub — powˈdering tub noun 1. A vessel in which meat is salted 2. A tub used in the treatment of venereal disease by sweating (obsolete) • • • Main Entry: ↑powder …   Useful english dictionary

• ceremonial tea — noun Etymology: so called from its use in chanoyu : a Japanese green tea cured by steaming, drying, and powdering selected shade grown leaves and used in chanoyu * * * a Japanese green tea made from choice shade grown leaves that are cured by a… …   Useful english dictionary

• tin pest — noun the transformation of ordinary white tin into powdery grey tin at very cold temperatures • Syn: ↑tin disease, ↑tin plague • Hypernyms: ↑transformation, ↑transmutation, ↑shift * * * noun also …   Useful english dictionary

• coffee grinder — noun A device for pulverizing or powdering coffee beans so they can be brewed as coffee. (Technically many of the machines tear the coffee beans) …   Wiktionary

• powder — I. verb (powdered; powdering) Date: 13th century transitive verb 1. to sprinkle or cover with or as if with powder 2. to reduce or convert to powder 3. to hit very hard intransitive verb 1. to become powder 2. to apply cosme …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• ultramarine — I. noun Etymology: Medieval Latin ultramarinus coming from beyond the sea, from Latin ultra + mare sea more at marine Date: 1598 1. a. (1) a blue pigment prepared by powdering lapis lazuli (2) a similar pigment prepared from kaolin, soda ash,… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• Vitreous enamel — In a discussion of material science, enamel (or vitreous enamel or porcelain enamel in U.S. English) is the colorful result of fusing powdered glass to a substrate by firing, usually between 750 and 850 degrees Celsius. The powder melts and flows …   Wikipedia