bar soap

noun

plural bar soaps
: soap in the form of solid usually oblong or rectangular cakes
According to the American Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons, cuts and scrapes actually heal better when cleansed with mild bar soap and water …Barbara Sande Dimmitt
compare soft soap

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Now it has been relegated to the realm of wistful articles, added to the glowing funeral pyre of cultural entities—breakfast cereals, bar soap, chain restaurants, and so forth—that Millennials have been accused of abandoning. Jordan Michelman, The Atlantic, 4 Sep. 2025 Gagliardi recommends using dish detergent to hand wash your suit, rather than shampoo, body wash, or bar soap. Kendall Bettle, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Aug. 2025 In June, the sale of a Dr. Squatch bar soap containing her actual bathwater in the formula was widely criticized as as being antifeminist. Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 29 July 2025 On and Off the Avenue Rachel Syme surveys the best bar soaps. Sheldon Pearce, New Yorker, 18 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for bar soap

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First Known Use

1776, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of bar soap was in 1776

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“Bar soap.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bar%20soap. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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