soft goods
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plural noun
the subclass of nondurable goods as represented especially by textile products, as clothing, fabrics, and bedding.
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Let’s start with some etymology: What are the origins of the typographical word “bracket”?
First appeared around 1750, and is related to the French word “braguette” for the name of codpiece armor.
First appeared in 1610, based on the French word “baguette” for the long loaf of bread.
First appeared in 1555, and is related to the French word “raquette” for a netted bat.
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First recorded in 1890–95
Words nearby soft goods
soft-finned, soft focus, soft-focus lens, soft fruit, soft furnishings, soft goods, soft ground, soft hail, soft-headed, soft-hearted, soft hyphen
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soft goods
pl n
textile fabrics and related merchandise
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