POW'DER, n. L. pulvis.
1. Any dry substance composed of minute particles, whether natural or artificial more generally, a substance comminuted or triturated to fine particles. Thus dust is the powder of earth flour is the powder of grain. But the word is particularly applied to substances reduced to fine particles for medicinal purposes.
2. A composition of saltpeter, sulphur and charcoal, mixed and granulated gun-powder.
3. Hair powder pulverized starch.
POW'DER, To reduce to fine particles to comminute to pulverize to triturate to pound, grind or rub into fine particles.
1. To sprinkle with powder as, to powder the hair.
2. To sprinkle with salt to corn as meat.
POW'DER, To come violently. Not in use.
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