powder room

noun

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

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There are a total of seven bedrooms and nine bathrooms, plus one powder room split between the 11,600-square-foot main house and the detached pool house. Emma Reynolds, Robb Report, 27 Jan. 2025 The house has five bedrooms, three bathrooms and a powder room. Rebecca San Juan, Miami Herald, 22 Jan. 2025 The 2,617-square-foot property sits on just under an acre and has four bedrooms, three full bathrooms, and one powder room across one level. Emma Reynolds, Forbes, 14 Jan. 2025 The building’s ground-floor retail space has street-facing picture windows, a powder room and office space. Angela Serratore, New York Times, 8 Jan. 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 1 Feb. 2025.

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