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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
talcum powder
noun
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▪ Annie felt her hand enclosed in a warm cocoon of talcum powder and smooth baby skin.
▪ Beneath my toes, the sand was as fine as talcum powder and the color of vanilla.
▪ If you don't want to splash out on Dry Shampoo, ordinary talcum powder will do the same trick.
▪ Not a speck of talcum powder, not a smear of soap, on any surface.
▪ Sprinkle on talcum powder, cornmeal or cornstarch; leave for two days; brush off.
▪ The cocaine looked like talcum powder, luminescent in the darkness.
▪ The room reeked of talcum powder and dry urine.
▪ When you walked across the compound, it was like walking across a box of talcum powder.
Wiktionary
talcum powder

n. perfumed talc (sometimes with the addition of boric acid) for adsorbing moisture on the skin.

WordNet
talcum powder

n. a toilet powder made of purified talc and usually scented; absorbs excess moisture [syn: talcum]

Wikipedia
Talcum Powder (film)

Talcum Powder (Original title: Borotalco) is a 1982 Italian comedy film written, starring and directed by Carlo Verdone.

The film received multiple David di Donatello awards in Italy for Best Film, Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Score and Best Supporting Actor (to Angelo Infanti). It also won Silver Ribbons for Best Actress and for Best Score.

Usage examples of "talcum powder".

The ship reeks of shoe polish, talcum powder, and after-shave lotion.

It looked like somebody spilled a can of red talcum powder, they said.

Fadecourt's gaze followed Matt as he lifted out the can of talcum powder and went to the limit of the firelight, shaking out a white stream as he went backward around the camp fire, completing the circle, then making a second one.

Ethridge supplies them with the talcum powder, which is not GI talc.

Putting it on was a matter of talcum powder, getting the angle right and pushing hard.

Then again, how am I having time to think these thoughts if we are talcum powder?

To get blood off of piano keys, polish them with talcum powder or powdered milk.

The spilt talcum powder, the chaos of makeup, the tights and pants dripping over the bath, the trailing plant gasping for water and the half-drunk gin and tonic reminded him poignantly of Janey.

A new pair of canvas lace-ups, some talcum powder, a huge bottle of scent.