soft tallow

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• soft ground — noun 1. : a mixture of ordinary etching ground usually with tallow or grease that is used chiefly to obtain textural lines and effects on the plate by pressing cloth or similar material into the ground or by drawing with a pencil on a piece of… …   Useful english dictionary

• Soft soap — Soap Soap, n. [OE. sope, AS. s[=a]pe; akin to D. zeep, G. seife, OHG. seifa, Icel. s[=a]pa, Sw. s?pa, Dan. s?be, and perhaps to AS. s[=i]pan to drip, MHG. s[=i]fen, and L. sebum tallow. Cf. {Saponaceous}.] A substance which dissolves in water,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• soft ground — 1. an etching ground usually mixed with tallow. Cf. hard ground. 2. a technique of etching in which a design is drawn on paper placed on a plate covered with a soft ground, resulting in a granular effect resembling pencil, chalk, or crayon. * * * …   Universalium

• mineral tallow — noun : hatchettine * * * mineral tallow noun A soft yellowish natural hydrocarbon • • • Main Entry: ↑mineral * * * mineral tallow, a soft, waxy mineral substance found in Wales and Scotland; hatchettin …   Useful english dictionary

• soap and detergent — ▪ chemical compound Introduction       substances that, when dissolved in water, possess the ability to remove dirt (detergent) from surfaces such as the human skin, textiles, and other solids. The seemingly simple process of cleaning a soiled… …   Universalium

• soap — The sodium or potassium salts of long chain fatty acid s ( e.g., sodium stearate); used as an emulsifier for cleansing purposes and as an excipient in the making of pills and suppositories. [A.S. sape, L. sapo, G. sapon] animal s. s. made with… …   Medical dictionary

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