toilet powder
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of toilet powder
First recorded in 1890–95
Example Sentences
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Any toilet powder or boracic acid will protect the skin to a considerable extent.
From Boy Scouts Handbook The First Edition, 1911 by Boy Scouts of America
The room is full of odor of toilet powder.
From Hania by Sienkiewicz, Henryk
Simple cold water is better than flour, starch, toilet powder, cotton batting, and other things which are apt to stick, and make an after-examination very painful.
From A Practical Physiology by Blaisdell, Albert F.
Dr. Poyet also puts singers on their guard against scented toilet powder.
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
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