soft goods

or softgoods

plural noun

1. the subclass of nondurable goods as represented especially by textile products, as clothing, fabrics, and bedding.

soft goods

plural noun

1. textile fabrics and related merchandise

Word History and Origins

Origin of soft goods¹

First recorded in 1890–95

Example Sentences

One year he is a wine-merchant; the next he deals in soft goods; and the year after he becomes an auctioneer.

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Muslin and soft goods everywhere and nine chances to one there ain't a gun in the house.

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We're dalers in soft goods, and obliged to tell lies in the way of bisnis.

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He'd always been fond of the stage, that Mayor, but through bein' in the soft-goods line never could find time to go on.

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All edibles had been removed by the Boers; there only remained what we believe the trade terms hard and soft goods.

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