powdering
[noun]
Synonyms: dusting, dust, sprinkling

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powdering noun. ['paʊd(ǝ)rɪŋ] LME.
[from POWDER verb¹ + -ING¹.]
1. The action of POWDER verb¹; an instance of this. LME.

2. (Decoration consisting of) a multitude of spots or small figures on a surface. LME.

3. A powdery deposit, esp. of snow; a thin sprinkling. M19.

Comb.:
powdering-closet = powdering-room below; pow-dering-gown Hist. an overgarment worn to protect ordinary clothes while the hair was being powdered; powdering-room Hist. a room used for powdering hair or wigs; powdering-tub Hist. (a) a tub in which meat was salted and pickled; (b) joc. a sweating-tub used for treating venereal disease.

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