powder room

noun

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

Examples of powder room in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The palatial 17,400-square-foot home has six bedrooms, nine full bathrooms and two powder rooms. Emma Reynolds, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2024 Completed in 2003 and extensively updated five years ago, the 5,400-square-foot waterside refuge distributes five bedrooms and four bathrooms, plus a couple more powder rooms, over about 5,400 square feet. Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 28 Oct. 2024 The existing floor plan consisted of seven bedrooms, seven full baths, and two powder rooms—totaling about 12,000 square feet. Gay Gassmann, Architectural Digest, 23 Oct. 2024 Photo by Zee Wendell; Styling by Allison Clouser And to add more space for guests, a guest bedroom was included, plus a bathroom in the central hall that acts as a powder room for visitors and a bathroom for overnight guests. Sarah Yang, Sunset Magazine, 23 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for powder room 

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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 5 Nov. 2024.

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