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Powdery   /pˈaʊdəri/   Listen
Powdery

adjective
1.
Consisting of fine particles.  Synonyms: fine-grained, powdered, pulverised, pulverized, small-grained.  "Powdery snow" , "Pulverized sugar is prepared from granulated sugar by grinding"
2.
As if dulled in color with a sprinkling of powder.



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"Powdery" Quotes from Famous Books



... at her, with his short note of laughter that made her keenly conscious of his right to be proud of her. She was proud of herself, inasmuch as herself was shown in the long trail of daring blue her gown made up the stair, and the powdery blue of the aigrette that shivered in her bright, soft puffs and curls—proud that her daring, as it appeared in these things, was still discriminating enough to make ...
— The Coast of Chance • Esther Chamberlain

... almost necessary to dress oneself in wind clothes if one ventures outside for the briefest periods—exposed woollen or cloth materials become heavy with powdery crystals in a minute or two, and when brought into the warmth of the hut are soon wringing wet. Where there is no drift it is quicker and easier to slip ...
— Scott's Last Expedition Volume I • Captain R. F. Scott

... currents or sped in jubilant flight. From the chaparral came the scents of sun-warmed foliage, the pungent odor of bay, the aromatic breath of pine, and the sweet, frail perfume of the chaparral flower. This flecked the hillside with its powdery blossom, a white blur among the ...
— Treasure and Trouble Therewith - A Tale of California • Geraldine Bonner

... the sleigh, on the rear of which the frozen fish was piled. I noticed that it had a faint, slightly aromatic odor. I flung the hard masses aside and scooped up a powdery substance ...
— Jacqueline of Golden River • H. M. Egbert

... tobacco folds, in a small hollow space which was partially closed by the filler which had once been bitten together, was a powdery stuff that seemed comprised of small, hard particles, as of crystals, ...
— A Husband by Proxy • Jack Steele


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