toilet powder

American  

noun

1. a fine powder sprinkled or rubbed over the skin, especially after bathing.

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Etymology

Origin of toilet powder

First recorded in 1890–95

Example Sentences

"I knew," he says, "a great singer who was obliged to renounce the use of the toilet powder called 'à la Maréchale.'"

From The Voice Its Production, Care and Preservation by Miller, Frank E.

After the rub apply a little toilet powder if the patient desires it.

From American Red Cross Text-Book on Home Hygiene and Care of the Sick by Cross, American Red

The room is full of odor of toilet powder.

From Hania by Sienkiewicz, Henryk

Dr. Poyet also puts singers on their guard against scented toilet powder.

From The Voice Its Production, Care and Preservation by Miller, Frank E.

There were a cracked toilette glass, a few rickety chairs, a heavy smell of stale toilet powder, and little else.

From Sparrows: the story of an unprotected girl by Newte, Horace W. C. (Horace Wykeham Can)