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POWDER COMPACT
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Dictionary entry overview: What does powder compact mean?
• POWDER COMPACT (noun)
The noun POWDER COMPACT has 1 sense:
1. a small cosmetics case with a mirror; to be carried in a woman's purse
Familiarity information: POWDER COMPACT used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A small cosmetics case with a mirror; to be carried in a woman's purse
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
compact; powder compact
Hypernyms ("powder compact" is a kind of...):
case (a portable container for carrying several objects)
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