Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English - talcum powder

~ n a fine powder which you put on your skin after washing to make it dry or smell pleasant tale ~ n 1 a story of imaginary events, especially of an exciting kind  (tales of far-off lands) 2 a spoken description of an event or situation that is often not completely true  (tales of his life in post-war Berlin) 3 tell tales especially BrE to tell someone in authority something untrue, unfair, or unpleasant, often because you want to harm someone else; tattle AmE  (Samantha's been telling tales to the teacher again.) 4 tale of misery/woe a description of events that made you very unhappy 5 live/survive etc to tell the tale humorous to still be alive after a dangerous or unpleasant event  (Yes. it's true. I've been to stay at my mother-in-law's and lived to tell the tale.)