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English Dictionary: powdered by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
powdered
adj
  1. consisting of fine particles; "powdered cellulose"; "powdery snow"; "pulverized sugar is prepared from granulated sugar by grinding"
    Synonym(s): powdered, powdery, pulverized, pulverised, small-grained, fine-grained
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Powdered \Pow"dered\, a.
      1. Reduced to a powder; sprinkled with, or as with, powder.
  
      2. Sprinkled with salt; salted; corned. [Obs.]
  
                     Powdered beef, pickled meats.            --Harvey.
  
      3. (Her.) Same as {Sem[82]}. --Walpole.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Powder \Pow"der\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Powdered}; p. pr. & vb.
      n. {Powdering}.] [F. poudrer.]
      1. To reduce to fine particles; to pound, grind, or rub into
            a powder; to comminute; to pulverize; to triturate.
  
      2. To sprinkle with powder, or as with powder; to be
            sprinkle; as, to powder the hair.
  
                     A circling zone thou seest Powdered with stars.
                                                                              --Milton.
  
      3. To sprinkle with salt; to corn, as meat. [Obs.]
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