powder room
Synonym of ladies' room: a lavatory intended for use by womenSynonym of ladies' room: a lavatory intended for use by women.
» Excuse me. I must use the powder room.
Прошу прощения. Мне нужно припудрить носик.
Meaning
4 senses(euphemistic)Synonym of ladies' room: a lavatory intended for use by women.
If you'll excuse me, I need to visit the powder room to see a man about a dog.
Toilette, Badezimmer
(euphemistic)Synonym of half bath: a small room with a toilet and sink but no bathtub or shower.
A room used to store gunpowder, particularly (historical) on a ship equipped with cannon.
Are you insane? Don't take a candle into the powder room!
Pulverkammer
(historical)A room used to powder hair and wigs.
- a woman's restroom in a public (or semipublic) building
Examples
4 sentencesExcuse me. I must use the powder room.
ruПрошу прощения. Мне нужно припудрить носик. — Balamax
I think I shall go to the powder room for a moment.
Shall I go to the powder room for a moment, I wonder.
My wife went to the powder room to freshen up.
Translations
3 languagesBy meaning 2
Origin
In reference to lavatories, an indirection developed under the influence of powder one's nIn reference to lavatories, an indirection developed under the influence of powder one's nose, a euphemism for using a toilet. Compare boudoir.
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Forms
plural: powder rooms| Singular | powder room |
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Synonyms
76 synonyms- a woman's restroom in a public (or semipublic) building:ladies' room