handsoap en · NOUN
Etymology
From hand + soap.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) A (bar or liquid) soap for the hands.
In its modest way, Gardeski’s handsoaps — and things that look like other things — play to both of these tendencies at once through the double take that comes with spotting a familiar thing that turns out to be wholly unfamiliar.
2008 January 13, Rob Walker, “Imitation of Life”, in New York Times:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| handsoaps | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| hand-soap | alternative | lexicographic | |
| hand soap | alternative | lexicographic |
Translations (11)
nl handzeep (handsoap) · es jabón de manos (handsoap) · fi käsisaippua (handsoap) · sv handtvål (handsoap) · nn handsåpe (handsoap) · af handseep (handsoap) · tr el sabunu (handsoap) · da håndsæbe (handsoap) · de Handseife (handsoap) · nb håndsåpe (handsoap) · nb handsåpe (handsoap)