tooth powder

American  

noun

1. a dentifrice in the form of a powder.

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tooth powder British  

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of tooth powder

First recorded in 1535–45

Example Sentences

She’d gone out to buy tooth powder, her husband said, and never came back.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 21, 2026

In the first they sample decades old corn chips, century-old Civil War hardtack and then freshen up with 100-year-old tooth powder.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 24, 2020

Went to the apothecary for dietary supplements and saw a tall young man buying tooth powder.

From Washington Post • Apr. 30, 2018

But there at the top are some things that need to be picked up at the drugstore: blades, tooth powder, plastic bag, Anacin.

From New York Times • Jun. 2, 2011

“Oh, great,” I mutter as I make a cup with my hands and run water into it, then rinse the tooth powder out of my mouth.

From "Al Capone Does My Shirts" by Gennifer Choldenko