green soap

American

noun

a soap made chiefly from potassium hydroxide and linseed oil, used in treating some skin diseases.

green soap British

noun

Also called: soft soap. med a soft or liquid alkaline soap made from vegetable oils, used in treating certain chronic skin diseases

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Etymology

Origin of green soap

First recorded in 1830–40

Example Sentences

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The two women in the tableau, he added, were “almost exactly the same color as dark green soap.”

From Washington Post

He shows me into a small bathroom where there's a bar of green soap.

From Literature

High-Tech produced a bar of green soap and lathered Ugwu’s head and shaved it with a razor blade until it was smooth and soft to the touch.

From Literature

They sat down among some bristly green soap plants.

From Literature

Clean off the tattoo with a green soap and a slightly wet paper towel, then spread a salve over it.

From New York Times

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