'Powdering' definitions:

Definition of 'Powdering'

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  • Powdering \Pow"der*ing\, a. & n. from Powder, v. t. [1913 Webster]
  • Powdering tub. (a) A tub or vessel in which meat is corned or salted. (b) A heated tub in which an infected lecher was placed for cure. [Obs.] --Shak. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Powdering'

From: GCIDE
  • Powder \Pow"der\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Powdered; p. pr. & vb. n. Powdering.] [F. poudrer.]
  • 1. To reduce to fine particles; to pound, grind, or rub into a powder; to comminute; to pulverize; to triturate. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. To sprinkle with powder, or as with powder; to be sprinkle; as, to powder the hair. [1913 Webster]
  • A circling zone thou seest Powdered with stars. --Milton. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. To sprinkle with salt; to corn, as meat. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]

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