Meaning of powder puff | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A ball or pad of soft material used for the application of cosmetic powder to the face.
2. Any of certain species of genus Calliandra.

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“The little bag, with its shiny, silvery jaws open, lay on her lap. He could see her powder-puff, her rouge stick, a bundle of letters, a phial of tiny black pills like seeds, a broken cigarette, a mirror, white ivory tablets with lists on them that had been heavily scored through. He thought: “In Egypt she would be buried with those things.””

“Both the lipstick and the rouge are waterproof and frictionproof. They won't come off on your handkerchief or powder puff.”

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