talcum, talcum powder
(noun) a toilet powder made of purified talc and usually scented; absorbs excess moisture
talc, talcum
(noun) a fine grained mineral having a soft soapy feel and consisting of hydrated magnesium silicate; used in a variety of products including talcum powder
Source: WordNet® 3.1
talcum (countable and uncountable, plural talcums)
Powdered and perfumed talc for toilet use.
talcum (third-person singular simple present talcums, present participle talcuming, simple past and past participle talcumed)
(transitive) To perfume with talcum powder.
Source: Wiktionary
Tal"cum, n. [NL.] (Min.)
Definition: Same as Talc.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
3 April 2025
(noun) an assemblage of parts that is regarded as a single entity; “how big is that part compared to the whole?”; “the team is a unit”
The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.
