saft
Britishadjective
Example Sentences
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But he lay by his napkin fine,145 Was saft as ony silk, And on the block he laid his neck, Was whiter than the milk.
From English and Scottish Ballads (volume 3 of 8) by Various
Her cheeks bloom bonnier than the heather on Tollishill, and her bosom seems saft as the new-shorn fleece.
From Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, Volume I Historical, Traditionary, and Imaginative by Various
"Did ye no see him this day, bairn, laid by the side o' his faither amang the saft mould o' Death's Croft?"
From Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 13 by Various
"To me nae after days nor nichts Will eir be saft or kind; I'll fill the air with heavy sighs, And greet till I am blind."
From English and Scottish Ballads, Volume II (of 8) by Various
As Baby at her window stood, And the west-wind saft did blaw, She heard her Johnie's well-kent voice115 Aneath the castle wa'.
From English and Scottish Ballads, Volume IV by Various
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