dusting powder
- noun
- /ˈdʌstɪŋ ˈpaʊdər/
:
polvo de talco
- The dusting powder dried quickly on her skin and left a pleasant scent that lasted for hours.
Examples
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Then she shifted her left foot and tipped a container of pale pink dusting powder over onto the floor.
Fiction book (1994) -
I jumped up, took a shower, and put on my middy-blouse outfit and some of Mama's Tabu dusting powder.
Fiction book (1997) -
I swirled around and around, enjoying the freshness I stirred in the purple air of the room, a room so groggy and full of sleep, sweat, and the light rose perfume of her dusting powder.
Fiction book (1994) -
After taking a shower, she applied some dusting powder to keep her skin feeling fresh and dry all day.
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He loved using scented dusting powder after his bath to prevent irritation from sweating.
Synonyms
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1.0
A soft, fine powder put on a baby's skin to keep it dry and comfortable
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5.0
A fine white powder used to keep skin dry and comfortable
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2.7
A fine powder used on the skin to absorb moisture and prevent rubbing
A fine powder people put on their skin after bathing to feel dry and smell nice
A powder you sprinkle on your skin after a bath to keep skin dry and smell nice
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Morphology
The phrase is compositionally built: 'dusting' (the action of lightly sprinkling) + 'powder' (a fine dry substance) yields 'powder used for dusting the skin'. This purpose-built noun phrase follows a common verb+noun/gerund+noun pattern that B1 learners who know the constituents can readily interpret.
Etymology
Dusting powder comes from the simple action of lightly sprinkling or 'dusting' fine powder onto the skin after a bath to soak up wetness. That's why dusting powder means a fine powder used after bathing to 'absorb moisture' and prevent skin irritation.