powder room

noun

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

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Your bedroom is up here, a large space with a powder room, built-in sofa, desk, and floor-to-ceiling windows that act as picture frames for the sublime mountain backdrop. Christopher Cameron, Robb Report, 22 May 2025 For example, the main rooms can be neutral, but maybe the powder room gets color, or the den goes moody. Eleni N. Gage, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 May 2025 Key Takeaways Replace your shower curtain liner every 3-6 months Ensure the liner doesn’t sit in water Clean regularly to prolong its lifecycle Interior designers and home enthusiasts will tell you there is no better opportunity to have some fun than in a powder room. Nicole Letts, Southern Living, 23 Apr. 2025 Along with a roomy kitchen and a living room with 26-foot-high ceilings and a humongous skylight, there’s a powder room and a good-sized terrace on the third floor and a bedroom and a bathroom with another sauna on the fourth. Tori Latham, Robb Report, 16 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for powder room

Word History

First Known Use

1927, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
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 3 Jun. 2025.

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