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Definition of Souple
1. n. That part of a flail which strikes the grain.
Definition of Souple
1. to make supple [v SOUPLED, SOUPLING, SOUPLES] - See also: supple
Lexicographical Neighbors of Souple
Literary usage of Souple
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. An Etymological Dictionary of the Scottish Language: To which is Prefixed, a by John Jamieson (1879)
"-She was swift anil souple like а rae ... Her cherry cheeks you might bleed with
a strae, Syne she was smik an' souple like a me. 3. ..."
2. A Concise Etymological Dictionary of the English Language by Walter William Skeat (1901)
"It is the infin. mood used as a sb. — OF soper, to sup ( F. souper). — Low G.
supen, Icel. supa, Swed. supa, to sup. See Sup. souple, supple, pliant. ..."
3. The royal phraseological English-French, French-English dictionary by John Charles Tarver (1853)
"Il faut être bien souple pour faire de pareils tours, one must be very active
... a le corps bien souple, les reins souples, his body is very supple—he is ..."
4. A Complete Word and Phrase Concordance to the Poems and Songs of Robert by J. B. Reid (1889)
"S. Donald Brodie t In souple scones, the wale o' food ! . Scotch Drink. 4. ...
And Eels weel kend for souple tail, Tarn Samson's El.t o. SOUP. ..."
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