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Definition of Powderers
1. powderer [n] - See also: powderer
Lexicographical Neighbors of Powderers
Literary usage of Powderers
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. In and about Drury Lane: And Other Papers Reprinted from the Pages of the by Doran (John) (1881)
"Mr. Fox explained that he had taken that course in order to please both parties—
the powderers and the anti-powderers. It was accepted for wit. ..."
2. Yusef; Or, The Journey of the Frangi: A Crusade in the East by John Ross Browne (1853)
"... and elsewhere, Ladies of the Royal Bed-chamber, Train-bearers to her Majesty,
Holders of her Majesty's Combs and Brushes ; High powderers-in-chief of ..."
3. Yusef: Or, The Journey of the Fungi [i.e Frangi]: A Crusade in the East by John Ross Browne (1853)
"... and elsewhere, Ladies of the Royal Bed-chamber, Train-bearers to her Majesty,
Holders of her Majesty's Combs and Brushes ; High powderers-in-chief of ..."
4. Proceedings of the American Pharmaceutical Association at the Annual Meeting by American Pharmaceutical Association, National Pharmaceutical Convention, American Pharmaceutical Association Meeting (1887)
"1 have held conversations with drug powderers, those who advertise to furnish
drugs properly comminuted for percolation, and have asked the question : Have ..."
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