Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • In heraldry, same as semé.
  • A Middle English form of powder.
  • noun Powder; gunpowder.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun obsolete Dust; powder.
  • noun [Obs.] a kind of flavoring powder used in the Middle Ages.

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Examples

  • Yves Saint Laurent’s organically pigmented bio-grain poudre tuxedo jacket and pant with an organically pigmented bio-silk satin gilet hardly sounds “crunchy”, and, of course, Michael Kors whipped up a recycled cashmere striped sweater dress and scarf for eco-fab girls on the go!

    FUTUREFASHION: Earth Pledge Remakes Fashion Week | Inhabitat 2008

  • I admit that I spend $25 for a Lancome item called poudre something, which just means that it's powdery.

    Is Your Mascara Toxic? PeaceBang 2006

  • I admit that I spend $25 for a Lancome item called poudre something, which just means that it's powdery.

    Archive 2006-04-09 PeaceBang 2006

  • I admit that I spend $25 for a Lancome item called poudre something, which just means that it's powdery.

    Make-Up Tips, Part I PeaceBang 2006

  • A day like this is called a poudre day; and woe to the man who tempts it unthinkingly, because the light makes the delicate mist of frost shine like silver.

    Northern Lights, Complete Gilbert Parker 1897

  • A day like this is called a poudre day; and woe to the man who tempts it unthinkingly, because the light makes the delicate mist of frost shine like silver.

    The Project Gutenberg Complete Works of Gilbert Parker Gilbert Parker 1897

  • A day like this is called a poudre day; and woe to the man who tempts it unthinkingly, because the light makes the delicate mist of frost shine like silver.

    Northern Lights, Volume 4. Gilbert Parker 1897

  • St. Nicholas, as the populace mockingly called the poudre de succession.

    The Golden Dog William Kirby 1861

  • The powder transported was called poudre de traite (transport); the people understood it as poudre de traître (traitor).

    The French Revolution - Volume 1 Hippolyte Taine 1860

  • A 'poudre' day, with its steely air and fatal frost, was an ill thing in the world; but these entangling blasts, these wild curtains of snow, were desolating even unto death.

    Pierre and His People, [Tales of the Far North], Complete Gilbert Parker 1897

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