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Definition of Powderiness
1. Noun. Having a very fine texture. "The fineness of the sand on the beach"
Definition of Powderiness
1. Noun. The state or characteristic of being powdery ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Powderiness
Literary usage of Powderiness
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Cruise of the Marchesa to Kamschatka & New Guinea: with notices of by Francis Henry Hill Guillemard (1889)
"A row of white shops and merchants' offices lines the sea, and dust of a lightness
and powderiness that is not excelled even in California or the Diamond ..."
2. Proserpina: Studies of Wayside Flowers, While the Air was Yet Pure Among the by John Ruskin (1879)
"... the kinds of pleasure which the tongue received from the powderiness of
oat-cake, or a well-boiled potato—(in the days when oat-cake and potatoes were ! ..."
3. The Complete Works by John Ruskin (1894)
"... kinds of pleasure which the tongue received from the powderiness of oat-cake,
or a well- boiled potato—(in the days when oat-cake and potatoes were ! ..."
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