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soapless, a.|ˈsəʊplɪs|
[f. soap n.]
a. Lacking soap; esp. unwashed, dirty.
1825T. Hook Sayings Ser. ii. Passion & Princ. vi, The washing-stand [was] soapless. 1828Lytton Pelham II. xii. 120 The offered hand of his new friend..was of a marvellous dingy and soapless aspect. 1858Geo. Eliot in Cross Life (1885) II. 16 Something more piteous almost than soapless poverty. 1906[see candleless a.].
b. Of shampoo, detergent, etc.: not containing soap.
1936Chemist & Druggist CXXIV. 56/2 The alternative to sulphonated lorol [sic] for soapless shampoos is saponin. 1959Which? Nov. 152/2 All the liquid and cream shampoos, since they are all based on very similar soapless detergents, would clean the hair effectively in hard or soft water. 1966J. S. Cox Illustr. Dict. Hairdressing & Wigmaking 140/1 Sulphonated vegetable oils are also used in another type of soapless detergent. |