soft paste
noun
1.
any of a variety of artificial porcelains, usually incorporating glass or glass ingredients.
French
pâte tendre
.
Compare
hard paste
.
Examples from the web for
soft paste
Add a touch of water so you can mix it into a bit of a smooth
soft paste
.
To a
soft paste
consistency, capable of being readily and uniformly dispersed to a homogeneous coating.
British Dictionary definitions for
soft paste
soft paste
noun
1.
artificial porcelain made from clay, bone ash, etc
(
as modifier
):
softpaste porcelain
Word Origin
C19: from
paste
1
(in the sense: the mixture from which porcelain is made); so called because of its consistency