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Steel low in carbon; mild steel; ingot iron.

Having the fin rays cartilaginous or flexible; without spines; -- said of certain fishes.

Weak in intellect.

Having softness or tenderness of heart; susceptible of pity or other kindly affection; gentle; meek. -- Soft"-heart`ed*ness, n.

Having a soft or fragile shell. Soft-shell clam (Zoöl.), the long clam. See Mya. -- Soft-shelled crab. (Zoöl.) See the Note under Crab, 1. -- Soft-shelled turtle. (Zoöl.) Same as Soft tortoise, under Soft.

Speaking softly; having a mild or gentle voice; hence, mild; affable.

mosque, esp. a student of the higher branches of theology in a mosque school. [Written also sophta.]

To make soft or more soft. Specifically: --

One who, or that which, softens. [Written also, less properly, softner.]

from Soften, v. Softening of the brain, or Cerebral softening (Med.), a localized softening of the brain substance, due to hemorrhage or inflammation. Three varieties, distinguished by their color and representing different stages of the morbid process, are known respectively as red, yellow, and white, softening.…

Somewhat soft. De Witt Clinton.

A soft, effeminate person; a voluptuary. [R.] Bp. Woolton. .

In a soft manner.

See Softener.

The quality or state of being soft; -- opposed to Ant: hardness, and used in the various specific senses of the adjective.

Var. of Soldier. [Dial. or Slang] R. H. Dana, Jr.

The quality or state of being soggy; soddenness; wetness.

Filled with water; soft with moisture; sodden; soaked; wet; as, soggy land or timber.

Ho; -- a word used in calling from a distant place; a sportsman's halloo. Shak.

Calling himself; self-styled; pretended; would-be.