Touched a soft material (4)
I believe the answer is:
felt
I believe this is a double definition.
'touched' is the first definition.
(feeling is a kind of touching)
'a soft material' is the second definition.
(Other definitions for felt that I've seen before include "compassion" , "Rather thought; a cloth" , "examined by touch" , "Material - perceived by touch" , "investigated in touching way" .)