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a. & n. from Soften, v.
SOFTEN
n.
A mode of obtaining a softened effect, in painting and drawing, by the application of a thin layer of opaque color to the surface of a painting, or part of the surface, which is too bright in color, or which requires harmonizing.
p. pr. & vb. n.
of Soften
imp. & p. p.
of Soften
v. t.
To disarm; to soften.
v. t.
To make tender; to make effeminate; to enervate; as, troops softened by luxury.
v. t.
To make less glaring; to tone down; as, to soften the coloring of a picture.
v. i.
To melt, dissolve, or become fluid; to soften; -- said of that which is frozen; as, the ice thaws.
v. t.
To dress and prepare, as the skins of sheep, lambs, goats, and kids, for gloves, and the like, by imbuing them with alum, salt, and other agents, for softening and bleaching them.
n.
A small mass or aggregation of morbid matter; especially, the deposit which accompanies scrofula or phthisis. This is composed of a hard, grayish, or yellowish, translucent or opaque matter, which gradually softens, and excites suppuration in its vicinity. It is most frequently found in the lungs, causing consumption.
v. t.
To cover lighty, as a painting, or a drawing, with a thin wash of opaque color, or with color-crayon dust rubbed on with the stump, or to make any similar additions to the work, so as to produce a softened effect.
v. t.
To render temperate; to moderate; to soften; to temper.
v. t.
To palliate; to represent as less enormous; as, to soften a fault.
v. t.
To make less harsh or grating, or of a quality the opposite; as, to soften the voice.
v. t.
To mingle in due proportion; to prepare by combining; to modify, as by adding some new element; to qualify, as by an ingredient; hence, to soften; to mollify; to assuage; to soothe; to calm.
v. t.
To soak in a liquid; to macerate; to extract the essence of by soaking; as, to soften seed by steeping it in water. Often used figuratively.
v. t.
To affect the senses or the sensibility of; to move; to melt; to soften.
v. t.
To cause (frozen things, as earth, snow, ice) to melt, soften, or dissolve.
n.
One who, or that which, softens.
v. i.
To become soft or softened, or less rude, harsh, severe, or obdurate.
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