pulvil
noun
pul·vil
ˈpəl(ˌ)vil
variants or pulvillio
ˌpəlˈvilē(ˌ)ō
plural -s
archaic
: cosmetic or perfumed powder
Word History
Etymology
Italian polviglio, from Spanish polvillo, diminutive of polvo dust, powder, from (assumed) Vulgar Latin pulvus, alteration of Latin pulvis
- hard grass
- hard ground
- hard hat
- hard hats
- hard knocks
- hard labor
- hard lay
- hard lead
- hard lines
- hard liquor
- hard liver
- hard liver disease
- hard maple
- hard of hearing
- hard oil
- hard on someone's or something's heels
- hard palate
- hard pass
- hard paste
- hard patch
- hard pear
- hard pine
- hard put
- hard road
- hard rock