soft paste

noun

1. any of a variety of artificial porcelains, usually incorporating glass or glass ingredients.

soft paste

noun

1. 1. artificial porcelain made from clay, bone ash, etc

   2. ( as modifier )

      softpaste porcelain

Word History and Origins

Origin of soft paste¹

C19: from _paste ¹ (in the sense: the mixture from which porcelain is made); so called because of its consistency