First recorded in 1905–10
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She said state police badly damaged the fingerprints they found at the crime scene with smears and excess dusting powder.
From Washington Post • Dec. 6, 2020
She shook some dusting powder into a plastic tub and the students held it up to the open cage.
From Washington Times • Sep. 24, 2016
Cologne and dusting powder for Magdalene called Lena; a compact for Corinthians; a five-pound box of chocolates for his mother.
From "Song of Solomon" by Toni Morrison
M. This is painted over the parts and allowed to dry, and a mild dusting powder sprinkled over.
From Essentials of Diseases of the Skin Including the Syphilodermata Arranged in the Form of Questions and Answers Prepared Especially for Students of Medicine by Stelwagon, Henry Weightman
Use very little soap; no strong soap; rinse the body carefully; dry thoroughly after rinsing; use clean diapers; use dusting powder in the folds of the flesh, especially in fat babies.
From Mother's Remedies Over One Thousand Tried and Tested Remedies from Mothers of the United States and Canada by Ritter, Thomas Jefferson
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