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| an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle. |
| a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes. |
| soft spot | |
| —n | |
| a sentimental fondness (esp in the phrase have a soft spot for) | |
soft spot n.
See fontanel.
soft spot
A weak or vulnerable point, as in That's the soft spot in his argument. [Mid-1900s]
have a soft spot for. Have a tender or sentimental feeling for, as in Grandpa had a soft spot for Brian, his first grandson. This expression, first recorded in 1753 as "a soft place in one's heart," uses soft in the sense of "tender."