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单词 diapasm
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diapasmn.

/ˈdʌɪəpaz(ə)m/
Etymology: < Latin diapasma, < Greek διάπασμα, < διαπάσσειν to sprinkle over. In modern French diapasme.
Obsolete or archaic.
A scented powder for sprinkling over the person.
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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).
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