Synonyms for soap

Grammar : Noun

Spell : sohp

Phonetic Transcription : soʊp

Définition of soap

Origin : Old English sape "soap, salve" (originally a reddish hair dye used by Germanic warriors to give a frightening appearance), from Proto-Germanic *saipon "dripping thing, resin" (cf. Middle Low German sepe, West Frisian sjippe, Dutch zeep, Old High German seiffa, German seife "soap," Old High German seifar "foam," Old English sipian "to drip"), from PIE *soi-bon-, from root *seib- "to pour out, drip, trickle" (cf. Latin sebum "tallow, suet, grease").
Romans and Greeks used oil to clean skin; the Romance language words for "soap" (cf. Italian sapone, French savon, Spanish jabon) are from Late Latin sapo "pomade for coloring the hair" (first mentioned in Pliny), which is a Germanic loan-word, as is Finnish saippua. The meaning "flattery" is recorded from 1853.

noun cleanser

Example sentences :

Take the making of soap, that I told you about; there you have it, cheap and good.
Extract from : « In the Midst of Alarms » by Robert Barr

I'll tell you about the newspaper business if you'll tell me about soap making.
Extract from : « In the Midst of Alarms » by Robert Barr

The women eliminate the baker, the soap boiler, and a lot of other parasites.
Extract from : « In the Midst of Alarms » by Robert Barr

She sent us soap, and she gave me bandages &c., for my hurt.
Extract from : « Ned Myers » by James Fenimore Cooper

She had a ribbon in her long, glossy hair, and her face shone pleasantly with soap.
Extract from : « In the Valley » by Harold Frederic

Rub where the rubbin's needed, and put the soap where it's wanted.
Extract from : « The Widow O'Callaghan's Boys » by Gulielma Zollinger

How many have seen the same colors on a soap bubble or elsewhere?
Extract from : « Classic Myths » by Mary Catherine Judd

"Ax the missus for soap to wash 'em," said Matthew, with a grin.
Extract from : « Great Uncle Hoot-Toot » by Mrs. Molesworth

He no more believes in the efficacy of soap than in the efficacy of a good reputation.
Extract from : « The Book of Khalid » by Ameen Rihani

All the same I should like to see the doctor's prescriptions, and the soap and the sugar.
Extract from : « Fruitfulness » by Emile Zola

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