单词 | soaping |
释义 | soapingn. The action or process of smearing, rubbing, or washing with soap. Also in figurative context. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > cleanness and dirtiness > cleaning > washing > [noun] > washing with soapy water soaping1556 lathering1598 lathera1627 sappling1836 sudsing1844 sudding1909 1556 in Shropshire Par. Doc. (1903) 57 For sopyng of clothys, vid. 1706 J. Stevens New Spanish Dict. i Enxabonadúra, sopeing of Linnen. 1823 J. Badcock Domest. Amusem. 150 ‘Bristol soap’..by its hardness enables the good wives..to perform the act of soaping more perseveringly. 1834 Tait's Edinb. Mag. New Ser. 1 726/1 Some spot where Pleasure's tail was free from soaping, And all might seize it fast who felt inclin'd. 1879 C. Marvin Our Public Offices 23 A vast amount of soaping and towelling was then called into action to remove the grime. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1913; most recently modified version published online June 2019). < n.1556 |
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