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Soft coal   /sɑft koʊl/   Listen
adjective
Soft  adj.  (compar. softer; superl. softest)  
1.
Easily yielding to pressure; easily impressed, molded, or cut; not firm in resisting; impressible; yielding; also, malleable; opposed to hard; as, a soft bed; a soft peach; soft earth; soft wood or metal.
2.
Not rough, rugged, or harsh to the touch; smooth; delicate; fine; as, soft silk; a soft skin. "They that wear soft clothing are in king's houses."
3.
Hence, agreeable to feel, taste, or inhale; not irritating to the tissues; as, a soft liniment; soft wines. "The soft, delicious air."
4.
Not harsh or offensive to the sight; not glaring; pleasing to the eye; not exciting by intensity of color or violent contrast; as, soft hues or tints. "The sun, shining upon the upper part of the clouds... made the softest lights imaginable."
5.
Not harsh or rough in sound; gentle and pleasing to the ear; flowing; as, soft whispers of music. "Her voice was ever soft, Gentle, and low, an excellent thing in woman." "Soft were my numbers; who could take offense?"
6.
Easily yielding; susceptible to influence; flexible; gentle; kind. "I would to God my heart were flint, like Edward's; Or Edward's soft and pitiful, like mine." "The meek or soft shall inherit the earth."
7.
Expressing gentleness, tenderness, or the like; mild; conciliatory; courteous; kind; as, soft eyes. "A soft answer turneth away wrath." "A face with gladness overspread, Soft smiles, by human kindness bred."
8.
Effeminate; not courageous or manly, weak. "A longing after sensual pleasures is a dissolution of the spirit of a man, and makes it loose, soft, and wandering."
9.
Gentle in action or motion; easy. "On her soft axle, white she paces even, And bears thee soft with the smooth air along."
10.
Weak in character; impressible. "The deceiver soon found this soft place of Adam's."
11.
Somewhat weak in intellect. (Colloq.) "He made soft fellows stark noddies, and such as were foolish quite mad."
12.
Quiet; undisturbed; paceful; as, soft slumbers.
13.
Having, or consisting of, a gentle curve or curves; not angular or abrupt; as, soft outlines.
14.
Not tinged with mineral salts; adapted to decompose soap; as, soft water is the best for washing.
15.
(Phonetics)
(a)
Applied to a palatal, a sibilant, or a dental consonant (as g in gem, c in cent, etc.) as distinguished from a guttural mute (as g in go, c in cone, etc.); opposed to hard.
(b)
Belonging to the class of sonant elements as distinguished from the surd, and considered as involving less force in utterance; as, b, d, g, z, v, etc., in contrast with p, t, k, s, f, etc.
Soft clam (Zool.), the common or long clam (Mya arenaria). See Mya.
Soft coal, bituminous coal, as distinguished from anthracite, or hard, coal.
Soft crab (Zool.), any crab which has recently shed its shell.
Soft dorsal (Zool.), the posterior part of the dorsal fin of fishes when supported by soft rays.
Soft grass. (Bot.) See Velvet grass.
Soft money, paper money, as distinguished from coin, or hard money. (Colloq. U.S.)
Soft mute. (Phonetics) See Media.
Soft palate. See the Note under Palate.
Soft ray (Zool.), a fin ray which is articulated and usually branched.
Soft soap. See under Soap.
Soft-tack, leavened bread, as distinguished from hard-tack, or ship bread.
Soft tortoise (Zool.), any river tortoise of the genus Trionyx. See Trionyx.





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"Soft coal" Quotes from Famous Books



... C. H. Rust, City Engineer, Toronto, Ont., gives the following costs of constructing concrete sidewalks by day labor. The sidewalks have a 4-in. foundation of coarse gravel or soft coal cinders, thoroughly consolidated by tamping or rolling, upon which is placed a 3-in. layer of concrete composed of 1 part Portland cement, 2 parts clean, sharp, coarse sand, and 5 parts of approved ...
— Concrete Construction - Methods and Costs • Halbert P. Gillette
... city, and was obliged to keep an account of all dutiable articles which were received there. He had to superintend personally the unloading of vessels, and although in some instances this was not unpleasant, he was constantly receiving shiploads of soft coal,—Sidney or Pictou coal,—which is the dirtiest stuff in the world; it cannot be touched without raising a dusty vapor which settles in the eyes, nose, and mouth, and inside the shirt- collar. He counted every basketful that was brought ashore, and his position ...
— The Life and Genius of Nathaniel Hawthorne • Frank Preston Stearns
... was saying to herself, "to a life-and-death struggle. It isn't a question now of how much of the best in Paul, in me, in our life, we can save. It's whether we can save any! How dirty lace curtains get! It must be the soft coal—yes, it is a life and death struggle—I must see to Ariadne's underwear. It is too warm for these sunny days.—Oh! Oh! Paul and I have quarreled! And what about! About such sickeningly trivial things—how badly 'Stashie dusts! There are rolls ...
— The Squirrel-Cage • Dorothy Canfield
... Gas. Many important products besides illuminating gas are obtained from the distillation of soft coal. Ammonia is made from the liquids which collect in the condensers; anilin, the source of exquisite dyes, is made from the thick, tarry distillate, and coke is the residue left in the clay retorts. The coal tar yields not only anilin, but also ...
— General Science • Bertha M. Clark
... and workmen in industries that died—like soft coal mining. And maybe some technological unemployment. But you're not in any narrow technical field. As a matter of fact in not being specialized you actually have an advantage. All you've got to do is ...
— Class of '29 • Orrie Lashin and Milo Hastings
... operators to sell out to them for comparatively trifling sums. [Footnote: Spahr quotes an independent operator in 1900 as saying that the railroads charged the independents three times as much for handling hard coal as they charged for handling soft coal from the West—"America's ...
— Great Fortunes from Railroads • Gustavus Myers


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