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  2  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  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. 
 
  2.  To  sprinkle  with  powder,  or  as  with  powder;  to  be 
  sprinkle;  as  to  powder  the  hair. 
 
  A  circling  zone  thou  seest  Powdered  with  stars. 
  --Milton. 
 
  3.  To  sprinkle  with  salt;  to  corn,  as  meat.  [Obs.] 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Powdering  \Pow"der*ing\, 
  a.  &  n.  from  {Powder},  v.  t. 
 
  {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. 




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