powdered

Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
powder/ˈpaʊdə(r)/

▶noun

• 1 fine, dry particles produced by the grinding, crushing, or disintegration of a solid substance.

• 2 a cosmetic in this form applied to a person's face.

• 3 dated a medicine in this form.

• 4 loose, dry newly fallen snow.

• 5 gunpowder.

▶verb

• 1 apply powder to; sprinkle or cover with powder.

• 2 (usu. as adj. powdered) reduce to a powder.

– phrases
keep one's powder dry remain cautious and alert.
take a powder N. Amer. informal depart quickly.

– derivatives
powdery adjective.

– origin ME: from OFr. poudre, from L. pulvis, pulver- ‘dust’.