powder compact


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powder compact

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Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014
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Noun1.powder compact - a small cosmetics case with a mirrorpowder compact - a small cosmetics case with a mirror; to be carried in a woman's purse
compact
case - a portable container for carrying several objects; "the musicians left their instrument cases backstage"
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powder compact

n → portacipria m inv
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