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noun
Powdered and perfumed talc for toilet use.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
To perfume with talcum powder.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
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noun
a toilet powder made of purified talc and usually scented; absorbs excess moisture
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: talcum powder
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: toilet powder, bath powder, dusting powder
noun
a fine grained mineral having a soft soapy feel and consisting of hydrated magnesium silicate; used in a variety of products including talcum powder
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: talc
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: mineral
Narrower terms: soapstone, soaprock, soap-rock, steatite, French chalk, rensselaerite
History
From talc + -um, from Medieval Latin talcum, from Arabic طَلْق (ṭalq).
Across languages
6 source translations are retained for this English entry.
