单词 | pulvil |
释义 | pulviln. Now historical and rare. 1. Perfumed cosmetic powder which is applied to the skin, or sprinkled on the hair or on a wig. Frequently attributive (in quot. a1685: perfumed). ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > beautification > beautification of the person > beautification of the skin or complexion > [noun] > preparations for the skin or complexion > powders > scented damask powder?a1547 sweet-powder1573 diapasm1616 pulvilio1675 pulvila1685 foo-foo1880 talcum powder1901 dusting-powder1907 talcum1908 talc1938 a1685 M. Evelyn Mundus Muliebris (1690) 4 To play at ombre, or basset, She a rich Pulvil Purse must get, With Guineas fill'd. 1691 Islington Wells 13 Saluted by the Fragrancy Of Powder de Orange, Jesmine, Pulvil, or something else. 1693 T. Urquhart & P. A. Motteux tr. F. Rabelais 3rd Bk. Wks. xlvi. 375 Great Ladies..with their..Polvil, Postillo's and Cosmeticks [Fr. avecques leurs riches atours, & odorans perfums de maulioinct]. 1712 R. Steele Spectator No. 518. ⁋9 A Pinch of right and fine Barcelona.., and a Noddle-case loaden with Pulvil. 1773 R. Fergusson Poems 56 The huge wig, in formal curls array'd, With pulvile pregnant. 1903 B. Carman Poems I. 16 Is it thence they wear the pulvil Ash of ruined days and sleep. 1966 J. Stevens Cox Illustr. Dict. Hairdressing & Wigmaking 123/2 Pulvil case, powder case; also, cosmetic case. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > use of drugs and poison > tobacco > snuff > [noun] sneeze1632 sneezing1648 smutchin1650 snush1671 snuff1683 nose gunpowder1706 pulvil1706 sneeshing1714 macouba1827 dip1853 snoose1912 snous1962 the world > matter > constitution of matter > granular texture > [noun] > state of being powdery > fine smeddumc725 flourc1400 pulviscle1599 pulvil1706 1706 W. Nicolson London Diaries (1985) 715 Pulvil for teeth 0 1[s.] 0[d.] 1807 J. Beresford Miseries Human Life II. xix. 219 The precious pulvil from Hibernia's shore. 1811 C. W. White Poor Lodger iii. iv. 50 Will you try a pinch of most delectable pulville, madam? It is an all potent restorative. 1882 Cent. Mag. Feb. 575/2 Then on my rest I feel at noon sown pulvil of the blooms of June. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2007; most recently modified version published online June 2022). † pulvilv. Obsolete. transitive. To powder or perfume with pulvil. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > beautification > beautification of the person > beautification of the hair > practice of wearing artificial hair > furnish with artificial hair [verb (transitive)] > powder pulvil1700 flour1732 1700 W. Congreve Way of World iv. i. 52 Have you pullvill'd the Coach-man and Postilion, that they may not stink of the Stable, when Sir Rowland comes by? 1828 E. Holmes Ramble among Musicians Germany 130 He is pulvilled and perfumed, and smells like a ‘latter spring’. DerivativesΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > beautification > beautification of the person > beautification of the skin or complexion > [adjective] > powdered powdered1613 pounced1619 farined1664 pulvilleda1704 bepowdered1742 pulvilized1791 pearl-powdered1826 white-floured1841 rice-powdered1868 talced1891 powder-dusted1917 talcumed1952 a1704 T. Brown Satyr against Woman in Wks. (1707) I. i. 84 The sooty Negro, and the pulvill'd Beau. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2007; most recently modified version published online December 2020). < n.a1685v.1700 |
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