Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Talc.
- noun Talcum powder.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Talc; soapstone.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Min.) Same as
talc .
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun Powdered and perfumed
talc for toilet use.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a toilet powder made of purified talc and usually scented; absorbs excess moisture
- noun a fine grained mineral having a soft soapy feel and consisting of hydrated magnesium silicate; used in a variety of products including talcum powder
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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My best tip is to cover yourself in talcum powder after applying fake tan.
triangles 2007
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It's processed from a soft mineral compound of magnesium silicate, and is called talcum powder or just talc.
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It\'s processed from a soft mineral compound of magnesium silicate, and is called talcum powder or just talc.
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It\'s processed from a soft mineral compound of magnesium silicate, and is called talcum powder or just talc.
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Two weeks after the first anthrax report, postal authorities reported receiving reports of 4,600 incidents around the nation, most involving items such as talcum powder and jelly donuts.
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In the 1950s, police officers scattered a lightweight powder such as talcum powder on a surface, then blew it away, photographed the print, and then attempted to lift it off the surface with transparent tape
The Lady Killers 2008
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Within a few weeks, I put together a veterinary protocol for Nikie that included putting talcum powder in his boots and weighing him every day.
Dog Therapy at Ground Zero Frank Shane 2011
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For a cheap way to kill your scent, carry a "soda sock," filled with talcum powder or baking soda
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Fill each sock with a lemon-size amount of scent-controlling talcum powder.
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She rinsed and dried the back of his neck and dusted it with talcum powder.
CHAPTER V 2010
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