Meanings
nounface powder (countable and uncountable, plural face powders)
plural face powders · alternative dated face-powder
- countableuncountableA cosmetic made from coloured talc, applied to the face.
A waiter brought his aperitif, which was a small scotch and soda, and as he sipped it gratefully he sighed. ‘Civilized,’ he said to Mr. Campion. ‘Humanizing.’ […] ‘Cigars and summer days and women in big hats with swansdown face-powder, that’s what it reminds me of.’
1963, Margery Allingham, “Off the Record”, in The China Governess: A Mystery, London: Chatto & Windus, →OCLC, page 67
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 香粉
- 香粉 (xiāngfěn)cosmetic
Esperanto pudro
- pudrocosmetic
Finnish kasvopuuteri, puuteri
- kasvopuutericosmetic
- puutericosmetic
German Gesichtspuder, Puder
- Gesichtspudercosmetic
- Pudercosmetic
Irish snuaphúdar, púdar snua
- snuaphúdarcosmetic
- púdar snuacosmetic
Italian cipria
- cipriacosmetic
Japanese フェースパウダー
- フェースパウダー (fēsupaudā)cosmetic
Romanian pudră de față
- pudră de fațăcosmetic
Russian пу́дра
- пу́дра (púdra)cosmetic
Swedish ansiktspuder, puder
- ansiktspudercosmetic
- pudercosmetic
Turkish pudra
- pudracosmetic
Cite this entry
APA
face powder. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/face%20powder
MLA
“face powder.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/face%20powder. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “face powder,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/face%20powder.
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