powder room

noun

1
: a restroom for women
2
: a lavatory in the main living area of a house

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Photo : Evan Joseph/Tim Waltman with Evan Joseph Photography The parlor-floor powder room. Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 26 Mar. 2025 The powder room walls are covered in Sophie Coryndon’s Albarello linen. David Foxley, Architectural Digest, 20 Mar. 2025 In my current home (with five children), there is one hall bathroom upstairs, plus a tiny powder room downstairs. Judith Martin, Sun Sentinel, 14 Mar. 2025 This blue powder room by Christine Markatos Lowe, interior designer and founder of Christine Markatos Design in Santa Monica, was designed to be fun and feminine for the homeowner’s mother-in-law. Kathryn O'Shea-Evans, Architectural Digest, 11 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for powder room

Word History

First Known Use

1927, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of powder room was in 1927

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“Powder room.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/powder%20room. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.

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