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‖ pulvilio, -villio Obs. exc. Hist.|pulˈviljo| [a. It. polviglio fine or subtile powder, cosmetic powder, deriv. of polve, polvere powder.] = pulvil.
1675Wycherley Country Wife iv. i, I have dressed you..and spent upon you ounces of essence and pulvillio. 1711Addison Spect. No. 63 ⁋3 The Flowers perfumed the Air with Smells of Incense, Amber-greese, and Pulvillios. 1847Lytton Lucretia i. i, His vest of silk..showing a profusion of frill, slightly sprinkled with the pulvilio of his favourite martinique. 1892Ld. Lytton King Poppy i. 235 The jewell'd box Wherein he carried his pulvilio. attrib.1676Wycherley Plain Dealer ii. i, Since you have these two Pulvillio Boxes, these Essence Bottles [etc.]. 1901G. Boothby My Indian Queen i, The multitude of patch and pulvillio boxes. |