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noun
A perfumed powder to be sprinkled on the body to mask the odor of sweat.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete
Topics: medicine, sciences
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
From Ancient Greek ἔμπασμα (émpasma, “dusting powder”), ultimately from πάσσω (pássō). Compare catapasm.
