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| Date: | 1200-1300 |
| Language: | Old French |
| Origin: | poudre, from Latin pulvis 'dust' |
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1 [uncountable and countable]D a dry substance in the form of very small grains : 
curry powdertalcum powder
curry powdertalcum powder milk/custard etc powder (=a powder that you add water to in order to change it into a liquid)
2 [uncountable] also face powder a type of powder that you put on your face in order to make it look smoother and to give it more colour
3 a dangerous situation or place where violence or trouble could suddenly start : Since the riot, the city has been a powder keg waiting to explode.
a powder keg
Since the riot, the city has been a powder keg waiting to explode.4 [uncountable] also powder snowHEM dry light snow : There's a foot of powder on the slopes.
There's a foot of powder on the slopes.5 [uncountable] gunpowder
6 to wait calmly until you see how a situation develops before deciding what to do
