face powder
Noun
Meaning
cosmetic powder for the face
Source: WordNetAlternative names
face-powder
Synonyms
rouge
ash
film
fine
dust
grain
powder
concentrate
residue
precipitate
blush
crumb
makeup
lipstick
gunpowder
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At the bottom of a good deal of the bravery that appears in the world there lurks a miserable cowardice. Men will face powder and steel because they cannot face public opinion.
Grecians whiten their complexion with chalk or lead face powder and fashion crude lipstick out of ochre clays laced with red iron.
The mail-order business sold perfumes, creams, and Patti’s “La Traviata” face powder for 68 cents.