powder paper
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of powder paper
First recorded in 1880–85
Example Sentences
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The pistol was discovered to contain only powder, paper, and some bits of a tobacco-pipe rammed together.
From Life of Her Most Gracious Majesty the Queen — Volume 1 by Tytler, Sarah
By the gap they halted for her to recover breath; she drew her hand from Jeff's arm, opened her little bag, took out a bit of powder paper and mechanically rubbed her face.
From The Prisoner by Brown, Alice
Caravans from the northern coast bring cloth, arms, powder, paper, tools, hardware, sugar, tea, coffee, tobacco, and a quantity of other articles to Timbuktu.
From From Pole to Pole A Book for Young People by Hedin, Sven Anders
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