poudreuse

pou·dreuse

[poo-drooz; French poo-drœz]
noun, plural pou·dreus·es [-drooz-iz; French -drœz] .
a small toilet table of the 18th century.

Origin:
1925–30; < French, equivalent to poudr(er) to powder + -euse -euse

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