Emilia Wickstead

My grandmother has strongly influenced my approach to beauty. She has always cared for her skin by cleansing and washing her face with warm water in the morning. At all times, she has lipstick on and her face is immaculately powdered - she follows the same routine to this day and looks great at 94.

New Zealander Designer

Wayne Gretzky

I don't like my hockey sticks touching other sticks, and I don't like them crossing one another, and I kind of have them hidden in the corner. I put baby powder on the ends. I think it's essentially a matter of taking care of what takes care of you.

Canadian Hockey Player

Homer Hickam

Throughout my childhood, when I raised my blanket in the morning, I saw a black, sparkling powder float off it. My socks were always black with coal dirt when I took off my shoes at night.

American Author

Colin Powell

It's not just a matter of whether you support Obama or Romney. It's who they have coming with them. I always keep my powder dry, as they say in the military.

American Statesman

Debi Mazar

I started doing makeup to make a living. Then I said, You're not supposed to be putting powder on other people. You're supposed to be powdering yourself.

American Actress

Thomas Carlyle

The three great elements of modern civilization, Gun powder, Printing, and the Protestant religion.

Scottish Philosopher

GloZell

I thought I was healthy... well, my eggs were a little powdered.

American Comedian

Art Blakey

What ever truth drops on it eventually grinds to a powder.

American Musician

Steven Wright

I got this powdered water - now I don't know what to add.

Jack Schlossberg

American Celebrity

Used to describe texture that's similar to sand or sawdust, but finer.

Texture Related

Powder isn't always white; its color varies depending on the substance.

Not Always White

The word 'powder' is used metaphorically in expressions like 'powder keg' to indicate volatility.

Metaphorical Use

When you powder something, it often means a light, even application.

Light Coating

Powdering can be the final step to achieve a certain look or texture.

Finish or Touch

The verb suggests a gentle and careful way of adding a dry substance.

Gentle Method

Powder in cosmetics is used for setting makeup or controlling shine.

Beauty Routine

Powder can be used for absorbing moisture, as in baby powder.

Hygiene Product

Some powders have a distinct, often mild fragrance intended for a clean scent.

Powder Fragrance

 were trying to create a potion for immortality. Instead, what they created was a flammable powder that burned down many of their homes. They quickly realized that this black powder, which they called fire medicine, was precisely the opposite of something that would make you live forever. In these early days,

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 And what was left of the city soon followed. The long-lasting damage of nuclear radiation caused an entire city and its population to turn into powder. When I was born, my mom says I looked around the whole hospital room with a stare that said, "This? I've done this before." She says I have old eyes.

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 The fact that this is happening in the middle of the Powder House is pretty weird, but it shows that it's now a perfect habitat for so many bits of wildlife. and all these these walls make great support systems for their webs. But I think we had better leave them to it. Let them do their thing.

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 It had a huge impact on life. So what was it about crack cocaine? It was a brilliant way of getting the brain high. Because you could smoke crack cocaine -- you can't smoke powdered cocaine -- and smoking is a much more efficient mechanism of delivering a high than snorting it.

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 These medications help asthmatics both control and prevent their asthma symptoms. Inhalers transport medication along the affected airways using a liquid mist or fine powder to treat the problem at its source. They come in two forms. There are reliever medications,

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 and the water-soluble sugar particles, making them easier to combine into a smooth mixture. A similar process happens in powdered products that need to be instantly rehydrated. Soy lecithin bonds with the water and helps the powder disperse more quickly.

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 like drinks, bars, or powders. The truth is shedding pounds in the long run simply doesn't have a quick-fix solution. Not all diet crazes tout weight loss. What about claims of superfoods, cleanses, and other body-boosting solutions?

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 I daydreamed like I did as a little girl and I imagined myself walking gracefully, helping other people through my journey and snowboarding again. And I didn't just see myself carving down a mountain of powder,

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 material the powdered lagg material or attractant is bait Rex sodium it's a solid it's heavy we have to vacuum this solid out of the tanker truck otherwise there's no way to reach the narcotics

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 soups they're very nutritious all the leaves can be dried pounded and made into powder and this powder can be stored and eaten stored for the lean times which is very important