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Venice soap

Venice soap noun: a type of soap made from olive oil and soda.

Noun

Venice soap (uncountable)

  1. (historical) A type of soap made from olive oil and soda.
    • After the gall stones have passed, which ought to be certainly known, Venice soap, and the Bath Waters, keeping the body open at the same time, are most likely to prevent the concretion of a new quarry.1780, Philip Thicknesse, The Valetudinarian's Guide to Bath

Questions about Venice soap

What does Venice soap mean?
Venice soap means a type of soap made from olive oil and soda.
What part of speech is Venice soap?
Venice soap is a noun.

Words near Venice soap in the dictionary

  1. Venice
  2. Venice Beach
  3. Venice blue
  4. Venice blues
  5. Venice of the North
  6. Venice soap
  7. Venice talc
  8. Venice treacle
  9. Venice turpentine
  10. Venices
  11. Venicia

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