empasm

Empasm

Em*pasm"\, n. [F. empasme, fr. Gr. ? to sprinkle in or on; ? in + ? to sprinkle.] A perfumed powder sprinkled upon the body to mask the odor of sweat.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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