"poudre" meaning in Middle English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈpuːdər/, /ˈpuːðər/, /ˈpuːdrə/
Etymology: From Old French poudre, ultimately from Latin pulvis. Etymology templates: {{bor|enm|fro|poudre}} Old French poudre, {{der|enm|la|pulvis}} Latin pulvis Head templates: {{head|enm|nouns|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} poudre, {{enm-noun|poudres}} poudre (plural poudres) Forms: poudres [plural], powder [alternative], pouder [alternative], powdre [alternative], pouldre [alternative], powdir [alternative], powdyr [alternative], pudre [alternative], poudur [alternative], poweder [alternative], pouþer [alternative], powþer [alternative], powther [alternative], powdur [alternative]
  1. powder (a collection of particles):
    Dust; powder as a waste products or generated from the remains of something.
    Sense id: en-poudre-enm-noun-COdR2IKn
  2. powder (a collection of particles):
    Ashes; the matter produced by combustion.
    Sense id: en-poudre-enm-noun-MCAb8JgH
  3. powder (a collection of particles):
    Earth, dirt; the particles that compose soil.
    Categories (place): Earth
    Sense id: en-poudre-enm-noun-~mzSq5Wk Disambiguation of Earth: 0 0 100 0 0 0 0 0 0
  4. powder (a collection of particles):
    Various powders as used in medicine or alchemy.
    Sense id: en-poudre-enm-noun-OaoYs5Fm Categories (other): Alchemy, Medicine Disambiguation of Alchemy: 4 5 3 69 4 7 3 3 2 Disambiguation of Medicine: 0 31 21 48 0 0 0 0 0
  5. powder (a collection of particles):
    Powders used for culinary purposes; spices.
    Sense id: en-poudre-enm-noun-ZBZopUrJ Categories (other): Spices Disambiguation of Spices: 9 8 6 3 45 19 2 5 3
  6. powder (a collection of particles):
    (rare) Gunpowder; black powder.
    Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-poudre-enm-noun-wb1AJ5LB Categories (other): Old French entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Explosives Disambiguation of Old French entries with incorrect language header: 1 1 15 12 9 6 15 28 2 7 4 1 1 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 1 1 17 10 9 5 14 29 2 7 3 1 1 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 1 1 18 9 9 6 14 33 1 7 2 1 1 Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 14 11 11 6 12 31 2 7 5 Disambiguation of Explosives: 12 6 7 5 9 55 1 5 1
  7. The results of the decomposition of one's corpse.
    Sense id: en-poudre-enm-noun-WUjD1qJ7 Categories (other): Death Disambiguation of Death: 0 0 0 0 0 0 100 0 0
  8. (rare) A speckling; an stippled pattern. Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-poudre-enm-noun-J69FiQ3Y
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: gunnepoudre, poudren
Etymology number: 1

Verb

Head templates: {{head|enm|verb|altform=1}} poudre
  1. Alternative form of poudren Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: poudren
    Sense id: en-poudre-enm-verb-ERlltszF
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Alternative forms

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