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Meanings of soft soap in English

Catalan
raspallada

Flattery designed to gain favor.

raspallada

A soft (or liquid) soap made from vegetable oils; used in certain skin diseases.

Synonyms
Examples for "green soap"
Examples for "green soap"
1
It was a barrel-well ,anyway , agoodsized keg-full of liquid green soap!
Dear Enemy
2
He smelled of menthol and iodine and green soap on his polished and manicured hands.
The Illustrated Man
3
So she took it upon her to well smear the threshold of the store-room with green soap.
Weird Tales from Northern Seas
4
Scrub each patch with tincture of green soap, or merely good soap and water may be employed.
Mother's Remedies / Over One Thousand Tried and Tested Remedies ...
5
But Gail had given her a bar of unperfumed green soap, and a bottle of liquid soap for her hair.
The Reality Dysfunction
Usage of soft soap in English
1
And a sound licking will open their eyes better than soft soap.
The Banner Boy Scouts on a Tour; or, The Mystery of Rattlesnake ...
2
You do not love the smell of soft soap, do you, dear?
A Houseful of Girls
3
Now that the kicks have ceased I'm in no mood for soft soap.
Innocent : her fancy and his fact
4
Yes, I'd help to make the ash lye and soft soap.
Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States...
5
Yes, the one you tried to soft soap me into buying.
John Henry Smith / A Humorous Romance of Outdoor Life
6
This fat makes a fine soft soap for scouring and cleaning.
Mrs. Wilson's Cook Book / Numerous New Recipes Based on Present ...
7
Twelve pounds of each will make a barrel of soft soap.
The Easiest Way in Housekeeping and Cooking / Adapted to Domesti...
8
Felon, Soap and Cornmeal Poultice for.-Poulticewith soft soap and cornmeal.
Mother's Remedies / Over One Thousand Tried and Tested Remedies ...
9
Plenty of soft soap runnin' all over every time you open your mouth.
The Debtor: A Novel
10
Folks won't take any soft soap from me instead of money.
The Debtor: A Novel
11
The open windows and the wet boards reeking with soft soap evidently astonished him.
Uncle Max
12
Then some soft soap about how important the discovery was.
The clouds beneath the sun
13
The captain's soft soap erased the clinging scent of fish.
Burning up
14
Do you think it's right to try and soft soap your mother this way?
The Raid from Beausejour; and How the Carter Boys Lifted the Mor...
15
Strong mercurial ointment one ounce; soft soap one ounce; oil of turpentine, a pint 11.
Barkham Burroughs' Encyclopaedia of Astounding Facts and Useful ...
16
Wash the head every morning with soft soap, and apply the lotion night and morning.
The Book of Household Management
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United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Common