Powder-burn
noun
1.
a skin burn caused by exploding gunpowder.
noun
1.
a superficial burn of the skin caused by a momentary intense explosion, esp of gunpowder
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- Powder-down
noun 1. modified down feathers that continually crumble at the tips, producing a fine powder that forms a bloom on the plumage of certain birds, as pigeons and herons.
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noun 1. See compact1 (sense 11)
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noun 1. .