powder dust
81To raise dust — Dust Dust (d[u^]st), n. [AS. dust; cf. LG. dust, D. duist meal dust, OD. doest, donst, and G. dunst vapor, OHG. tunist, dunist, a blowing, wind, Icel. dust dust, Dan. dyst mill dust; perh. akin to L. fumus smoke, E. fume. [root]71.] 1. Fine, dry… …
82To throw dust in one's eyes — Dust Dust (d[u^]st), n. [AS. dust; cf. LG. dust, D. duist meal dust, OD. doest, donst, and G. dunst vapor, OHG. tunist, dunist, a blowing, wind, Icel. dust dust, Dan. dyst mill dust; perh. akin to L. fumus smoke, E. fume. [root]71.] 1. Fine, dry… …
83dusting powder — dust·ing powder dəst iŋ n a powder used on the skin or on wounds esp. for allaying irritation or absorbing moisture * * * a fine powder used as a substitute for talc …
84House dust mite — Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum …
85Anti-set-off spray powder — In printing, anti set off spray powder is used to make an air gap between printed sheets of paper, this enables the ink to dry naturally and therefore avoid the unwanted transfer of ink from one printed sheet to another. The problem can occur… …
86Meal powder — is the fine dust left over when black powder (gunpowder) is corned and screened to separate it into different grain sizes. It is used extensively in various pyrotechnic procedures, usually to prime other compositions. It can also be used in many… …
87Goofer dust — is an old hoodoo practice of African Americans in the Southern States of the United States. It can be used generically to refer to any powder used to cast a harmful spell, but specifically refers to a concoction of natural ingredients that can be …
88diamond powder — noun : diamond dust * * * diamond powder, = diamond dust. (Cf. ↑diamond dust) …
89Copple dust — Cop ple dust Cupel dust. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] Powder of steel, or copple dust. Bacon. [1913 Webster] …
90gold dust — 1) N UNCOUNT Gold dust is gold in the form of a fine powder. 2) N UNCOUNT If you say that a type of thing is like gold dust or is gold dust, you mean that it is very difficult to obtain, usually because everyone wants it. [BRIT] Tickets were like …
