单词 | diapasm |
释义 | diapasmn. Obsolete or archaic. A scented powder for sprinkling over the person. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > beautification > beautification of the person > beautification of the skin or complexion > [noun] > preparations for the skin or complexion > powders > scented damask powder?a1547 sweet-powder1573 diapasm1616 pulvilio1675 pulvila1685 foo-foo1880 talcum powder1901 dusting-powder1907 talcum1908 talc1938 1616 B. Jonson Cynthias Revels (rev. ed.) v. iv, in Wks. I. 248 There's an excellent diapasme in a chaine too, if you like it. 1658 G. Starkey Natures Explic. 121 Chymistry is larger then to be totally comprehended by the Art of Medicine, for by it are prepared Diapasmes. 1706 Phillips's New World of Words (new ed.) Diapasma, a Pomander or Perfume.] 1863 G. A. Sala Strange Adventures Capt. Dangerous I. i. 21 She had an exquisitely neat and quick hand for..confecting of diapasms, pomanders, and other sweet essences. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1895; most recently modified version published online September 2019). < n.1616 |
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