powder room

noun

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

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In all, seven bedrooms and 10 baths, plus a couple of powder rooms, are sprinkled across the property. Mark David, Robb Report, 2 Sep. 2025 Clients can change in the shower rooms and there is a powder room to be used after treatments. Kansas City Star, 27 Aug. 2025 The kitchen is covered in irregular-size plexiglass mosaic panels, like the inside of a disco ball, and the powder room is a pink diorama straight out of a Kay Thompson song. Wendy Goodman, Curbed, 26 Aug. 2025 The door on the right opens to a small powder room. Lennie Omalza, The Courier-Journal, 22 Aug. 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 10 Sep. 2025.

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