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单词 pulvilio
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pulvilion.

Brit. /pʊlˈvɪlɪəʊ/, U.S. /pʊlˈvɪlioʊ/
Forms: 1600s–1700s 1900s pulvillio, 1600s–1800s pulvilio.
Origin: A borrowing from Spanish. Etymon: Spanish polvillo.
Etymology: < Spanish polvillo cosmetic powder (c1500), very fine powder (a1600) < polvo dust, powder (see pouce n.) + -illo , suffix forming diminutives. Compare ( < Spanish) Italian polviglio fine cosmetic powder, also a bag or cushion filled with dried flowers of lavender, used to perfume clothes (both a1698), perfumed powder applied to the face (1723). Compare later pulvil n.
Now historical and rare.
= pulvil n.
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
1675 W. Wycherley Country-wife iv. 53 I have dress'd you..and spent upon you ounces of essence, and pulvilio.
1676 W. Wycherley Plain-dealer ii. i Since you have these two Pulvillio Boxes, these Essence Bottles [etc.].
1711 J. Addison Spectator No. 63. ¶3 The Flowers perfumed the Air with Smells of Incense, Amber-Greese, and Pulvillios.
1775 R. Cumberland Choleric Man iii. i. 39 You couldn't think me such a fool to recommend that puppily pig-tail'd ape, with his essences and pulvilios.
1821 Sat. Evening Post (Philadelphia) 13 Oct. 1/5 The scented pulvilio, which the untwisted hair reproachfully effused, still seems to salute my nose and flutter between my eyes.
1846 E. Bulwer-Lytton Lucretia I. i. i. 17 His vest of silk..showing a profusion of frill, slightly sprinkled with the pulvilio of his favourite martinique.
1892 Ld. Lytton King Poppy i. 235 The jewell'd box Wherein he carried his pulvilio.
1901 G. N. Boothby My Indian Queen i The multitude of patch and pulvillio boxes.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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