powder-bag

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Noun

powder-bag (plural powder-bags)

  1. (historical) A bag for gunpowder.
  2. (dated) A woman's accessory in the form of a small bag containing cosmetic powder.
    • 1925 July – 1926 May, A Conan Doyle, “(please specify the chapter number)”, in The Land of Mist (eBook no. 0601351h.html), Australia: Project Gutenberg Australia, published April 2019:
      "You have your powder-bag, my dear Enid. If you see a particularly good specimen of ectoplasm in the course of the evening don't forget your father."