powder paper
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of powder paper
First recorded in 1880–85
Example Sentences
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By the gap they halted for her to recover breath; she drew her hand from Jeff's arm, opened her little bag, took out a bit of powder paper and mechanically rubbed her face.
From The Prisoner by Brown, Alice
The pistol was discovered to contain only powder, paper, and some bits of a tobacco-pipe rammed together.
From Life of Her Most Gracious Majesty the Queen — Volume 1 by Tytler, Sarah
Caravans from the northern coast bring cloth, arms, powder, paper, tools, hardware, sugar, tea, coffee, tobacco, and a quantity of other articles to Timbuktu.
From From Pole to Pole A Book for Young People by Hedin, Sven Anders
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