## Meanings
1. A dry substance made of very fine particles.
2. To put powder onto a surface or part of the body.
3. To crush something into a fine powder.

## Examples
- Add a spoonful of cocoa powder to the milk.
- She powdered her face before going out.
- The machine powders the dried herbs.

## Derived Forms
- overpowder
- powderable
- powderer
- repowder

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: poudre
- Root: pulverem
- Root: pulvis

## Etymology
From Middle English poudre, pouder, pouldre, borrowed from Old French poudre, poldre, puldre, from Latin pulverem, accusative singular of Latin pulvis (“dust, powder”). Doublet of pulver. Compare pollen (“fine flour”), polverine, pulverize.

## AI Etymology
Powder comes from Middle English poudre, pouder, pouldre, borrowed from Old French poudre, poldre, puldre, from Latin pulverem, accusative singular of Latin pulvis (“dust, powder”). Doublet of pulver. Compare pollen (“fine flour”), polverine, pulverize. In present-day English it covers a dry substance made of very fine particles, to put powder onto a surface or part of the body, and to crush something into a fine powder. The wider family includes derived forms such as overpowder, powderable, powderer, repowder.

## Topics
- The Human Body

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