face powder

Noun

Meaning

cosmetic powder for the face

Source: WordNet

Alternative names

face-powder

Synonyms

rouge ash film fine dust grain powder concentrate residue precipitate blush crumb makeup lipstick gunpowder

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Hypernyms

powder make-up makeup war paint

Examples

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. Edwin Hubbell Chapin

Grecians whiten their complexion with chalk or lead face powder and fashion crude lipstick out of ochre clays laced with red iron. Source: Internet

The mail-order business sold perfumes, creams, and Patti’s “La Traviata” face powder for 68 cents. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

face photograph face piece face plate face problem face punishment face reader