powder papern.
/ˈpaʊdə ˌpeɪpə/, U.S. /ˈpaʊdər ˌpeɪpər/ 1. Paper with a smooth, glazed surface on which fine powders can be placed without particles becoming trapped; a piece of this.
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society > occupation and work > materials > derived or manufactured material > material for making paper > paper > [noun] > other types of paper
India paper1721
whitey-brown1761
hot press1807
splash-paper1811
India proof1812
India paper proof1814
crinkled paper1820
pattern paper1849
powder paper1856
sheathing1859
chartaline1880
lining paper1880
Whatman1880
greaseproof paper1894
papyroxylin1894
shelf paper1895
corrugated paper1897
construction paper1902
Ingres paper1910
liner1921
cartolina1936
wood-free1966
1856 Times 11 Mar. 5/4 Mr. Elletson gave him some, about four or five grains, wrapped it in a white powder paper.
1903 Fitchburg (Mass.) Daily Sentinel 8 Jan. 8/3 In the envelope were two powder papers, and scattered about in the bottom were numerous white crystals.
1942 Social Forces 20 324/2 The extent to which this cleanliness and accuracy can reach is illustrated by the pharmacist who, when weighing a gold locket and chain for a customer, automatically covered each scale pan with a powder paper,..and destroyed both of the papers afterwards.
1969 Jrnl. Agric. & Food Chem. 17 1140/1 Scrape the silica gel from each portion onto a glazed powder paper.
2000 Los Angeles Times (Nexis) 2 Oct. s1 Instead of the folded powder paper used to painstakingly shake powder into gelatin capsules one by one, compounding druggists now can use a machine that ‘allows us to fill 100 capsules at a time with complete accuracy,’ Gonzalez says.
2. Paper impregnated with potassium chlorate and other potassium salts, powdered charcoal, and starch, rolled up and used in a shotgun as a substitute for gunpowder.
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society > armed hostility > military equipment > weapon > missile > ammunition for firearms > [noun] > powder-paper
powder paper1877
1877 Weekly Nevada State Jrnl. 28 Apr. 1/3 The powder paper leaves no greasy residue on the inside of the gun; it also produces less smoke, gives a less violent recoil, and is less impaired by humidity than gunpowder.
1964 Holland (Mich.) Evening Sentinel 15 June 3/4 He packed matches and gun powder paper into the pipe and added some gravel for ammunition. The first few shots worked fine, he told police.
3. Paper coated with face powder; a piece of this; = papier poudré n.
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1900 Marion (Ohio) Daily Star 16 Sept. 10 The girl with the cigarette papers which were only powder papers after all... She had merely used the newest toilet article–poudre papier.]
1951 Dixon (Illinois) Evening Tel. 20 Aug. 5/3 (title) Nose shine can vanish with use of powder paper.
2001 Dayton (Ohio) Daily News (Nexis) 4 Apr. (Life section) 1 Use powder papers midday when your nose gets shiny.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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