toilet soap

toilet soap
a mild and usually perfumed soap for washing the hands and face and for bathing.
[1830-40]

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  • Toilet soap — Soap Soap, n. [OE. sope, AS. s[=a]pe; akin to D. zeep, G. seife, OHG. seifa, Icel. s[=a]pa, Sw. s?pa, Dan. s?be, and perhaps to AS. s[=i]pan to drip, MHG. s[=i]fen, and L. sebum tallow. Cf. {Saponaceous}.] A substance which dissolves in water,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • toilet soap — noun soap used as a toiletry • Syn: ↑face soap, ↑bath soap • Hypernyms: ↑soap * * * noun : a mild soap that is made from fatty materials of high quality usually by milling and plodding to form cakes and that is often perfumed and colored and… …   Useful english dictionary

  • toilet soap — tualetinis muilas statusas T sritis chemija apibrėžtis Išvalytas, dažniausiai kvapus, įvairių spalvų muilas. atitikmenys: angl. toilet soap rus. туалетное мыло …   Chemijos terminų aiškinamasis žodynas

  • toilet soap — toi′let soap n. cvb a mild and usu. perfumed soap • Etymology: 1830–40 …   From formal English to slang

  • toilet soap — noun Date: 1839 a mild soap that is often perfumed and colored and stabilized with preservatives …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • toilet soap — special type of soap used for cleansing the body …   English contemporary dictionary

  • Soap — Soap, n. [OE. sope, AS. s[=a]pe; akin to D. zeep, G. seife, OHG. seifa, Icel. s[=a]pa, Sw. s?pa, Dan. s?be, and perhaps to AS. s[=i]pan to drip, MHG. s[=i]fen, and L. sebum tallow. Cf. {Saponaceous}.] A substance which dissolves in water, thus… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • soap apple — Soap Soap, n. [OE. sope, AS. s[=a]pe; akin to D. zeep, G. seife, OHG. seifa, Icel. s[=a]pa, Sw. s?pa, Dan. s?be, and perhaps to AS. s[=i]pan to drip, MHG. s[=i]fen, and L. sebum tallow. Cf. {Saponaceous}.] A substance which dissolves in water,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Soap bark — Soap Soap, n. [OE. sope, AS. s[=a]pe; akin to D. zeep, G. seife, OHG. seifa, Icel. s[=a]pa, Sw. s?pa, Dan. s?be, and perhaps to AS. s[=i]pan to drip, MHG. s[=i]fen, and L. sebum tallow. Cf. {Saponaceous}.] A substance which dissolves in water,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Soap bubble — Soap Soap, n. [OE. sope, AS. s[=a]pe; akin to D. zeep, G. seife, OHG. seifa, Icel. s[=a]pa, Sw. s?pa, Dan. s?be, and perhaps to AS. s[=i]pan to drip, MHG. s[=i]fen, and L. sebum tallow. Cf. {Saponaceous}.] A substance which dissolves in water,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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