tooth powder

noun

a dentifrice in the form of a powder.

Nearby words

tooth chisel, tooth decay, tooth fairy, tooth fungus, tooth germ, tooth powder, tooth pulp, tooth rash, tooth shell, toothache, toothache tree

Origin of tooth powder

First recorded in 1535–45

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Examples from the Web for tooth powder

She will soon perceive that her tooth-powder was not forgot.
Private Letters of Edward Gibbon (1753-1794) Volume 1 (of 2)|Edward Gibbon
Your Cousin Myra broke the bottle her tooth-powder was in when she was here last winter and I gave her that old can to keep it in.
The Golden Road|Lucy Maud Montgomery
I got Maturin's Bedlam at last, but no other parcel; I am in fits for the tooth-powder, and the magnesia.
Life of Lord Byron, Vol. IV|Thomas Moore
I saw, however, and did it, first wiping the tooth-powder from her face.
The Boss of Little Arcady|Harry Leon Wilson

Dan, however, began to taunt Felicity with her tooth-powder rusks, and kept it up for the rest of his natural life.
The Golden Road|Lucy Maud Montgomery

British Dictionary definitions for tooth powder

tooth powder

noun

a powder used for cleaning the teeth, applied with a toothbrush

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