powder puff

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noun

a soft, feathery ball or pad, as of cotton or down, for applying powder to the skin.

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Origin of powder puff

First recorded in 1695–1705

Words nearby powder puff

powder metallurgy, powder method, powder mill, powder monkey, powder paper, powder puff, Powder River, powder room, powder snow, powdery, powdery mildew

Other definitions for powder puff (2 of 2)

powder-puff

[ pou-der-puhf ]

/ ˈpaʊ dərˌpʌf /

adjective Informal.

limited to participation by women or girls: She plays on the powder-puff touch football team.

inconsequential; trifling; lightweight: a powder-puff company with little financing and a weak sales effort.

Origin of powder-puff

First recorded in 1935–40

How to use powder puff in a sentence

Place the flour, baking soda, baking powder, and salt on parchment or wax paper.
Make ‘The Chew’s’ Carla Hall’s Sticky Toffee Pudding|Carla Hall|December 28, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Other versions are coated in marzipan, or dusted in powder sugar.
One Cake to Rule Them All: How Stollen Stole Our Hearts|Molly Hannon|December 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST
This powder can be shipped anywhere and then reconstituted—just add water, as if it were instant coffee.
Powdered Measles Vaccine Could Be Huge for Developing World|Kent Sepkowitz|December 2, 2014|DAILY BEAST
So the new inhaled powder measles vaccine may in a few years turn out to be an easier way to protect kids from measles.
Powdered Measles Vaccine Could Be Huge for Developing World|Kent Sepkowitz|December 2, 2014|DAILY BEAST

It has French ingredients like leeks and tarragon, and I use puff pastry to make the crust easy!
Make These Barefoot Contessa Chicken Pot Pies|Ina Garten|November 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The law went into operation in England imposing a tax on wearing hair powder.
The Every Day Book of History and Chronology|Joel Munsell
The girl began to hum, as she powdered her nose with a white glove, lying in a powder box.
Rosemary in Search of a Father|C. N. Williamson
It was a white silk, with an immense train, of course, and without overskirt—simply caught up in a great puff behind.
Music-Study in Germany|Amy Fay
It curled and twisted in the embers as if it had been a living thing; a puff of smoke, a pungent odour, and it was gone.
The Pit Town Coronet, Volume I (of 3)|Charles James Wills
Steam machinery would accomplish more than nine-tenths of all the work, besides saving the expense of all the powder.
Life of Richard Trevithick, Volume II (of 2)|Francis Trevithick

British Dictionary definitions for powder puff

powder puff

noun

a soft pad or ball of fluffy material used for applying cosmetic powder to the skin

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