Webster's Dictionary 1913

6940

Solas

Sol″as (?), n. Solace. Chaucer.

6941

Solatium

‖So‐la″ti‐um (?), n. [L. See Solace, n.] Anything which alleviates or compensates for suffering or loss; a compensation; esp., an additional allowance, as for injured feelings.

6942

Sold

Sold (?), imp. & p. p. of Sell.

6943

Sold (2)

Sold, n. [F. solde. See Soldier, and cf. Sou.] Solary; military pay. Spenser.

6944

Soldan

Sol″dan (?), n.[OE. soudan, F. soudan, from the Arabic. See Sultan.] A sultan. Milton.

6945

Soldanel

Sol″da‐nel (?), n.(Bot.) A plant of the genus Soldanella, low Alpine herbs of the Primrose family.

6946

Soldanrie

Sol″dan‐rie (?), n. The country ruled by a soldan, or sultan. Sir W. Scott.

6947

Solder

Sol″der (?), n. [Formerly soder; F. soudure, OF. soudeure, fr. OF. & F. souder to solder, L. solidare to fasten, to make solid. See Solid, and cf. Sawder.] A metal or metallic a...

6948

Solder (2)

Sol″der, v. t. [imp. & p. p.Soldered (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Soldering.] [Formerlysoder. See Solder, n.] 1. To unite (metallic surfaces or edges) by the intervention of a more fusib...

6949

Solderer

Sol″der‐er (?), n. One who solders.

6950

Soldering

Sol″der‐ing, a. & n. from Solder, v. t.Soldering iron, Soldering tool, an instrument for soldering, consisting of a bit or bolt of copper having a pointed or wedge-shaped end, a...

6951

Soldier

Sol″dier (?), n. [OE. souldier, soudiour, souder, OF. soldier, soldoier, soldeier, sodoier, soudoier, soudier, fr. L. solidus a piece of money (hence applied to the pay of a sol...

6952

Soldier (2)

Sol″dier, v. i. 1. To serve as a soldier.2. To make a pretense of doing something, or of performing any task.☞ In this sense the vulgar pronounciation (sō″jẽr) is jocosely prese...

6953

Soldieress

Sol″dier‐ess, n. A female soldier.

6954

Soldiering

Sol″dier‐ing, n. 1. The act of serving as a soldier; the state of being a soldier; the occupation of a soldier.2. The act of feigning to work. See the Note under Soldier, v. i., 2.

6955

Soldierlike

Sol″dier‐like″ (?), a. Like a soldier; soldierly.

6956

Soldierly

Sol″dier‐ly, a. Like or becoming a real soldier; brave; martial; heroic; honorable; soldierlike. “Soldierly discipline.” Sir P. Sidney.

6957

Soldiership

Sol″dier‐ship, n. Military qualities or state; martial skill; behavior becoming a soldier. Shak.

6958

Soldierwood

Sol″dier‐wood′ (?), n.(Bot.) A showy leguminous plant (Calliandra purpurea) of the West Indies. The flowers have long tassels of purple stamens.

6959

Soldiery

Sol″dier‐y (?), n. 1. A body of soldiers; soldiers, collectivelly; the military.A camp of faithful soldiery. Milton.2. Military service. Sir P. Sidney.

6960

Soldo

‖Sol″do (?), n.; pl.Soldi (#). [It. See Sou.] A small Italian coin worth a sou or a cent; the twentieth part of a lira.

6961

Sole

Sole (?), n. [F. sole, L. solea; — so named from its flat shape. See Sole of the foot.] (Zoöl.) (a) Any one of several species of flatfishes of the genus Solea and allied genera...

6962

Sole (2)

Sole (?), n. [AS. sole, fr. L. soolea (or rather an assumed L. sola), akin to solumround, soil, sole of the foot. Cf. Exile, Saloon, Soil earth, Sole the fish.] 1. The bottom of...

6963

Sole (3)

Sole, v. t. [imp. & p. p.Soled (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Soling.] To furnish with a sole; as, to sole a shoe.

6964

Sole (4)

Sole, a. [L. solus, or OF. sol, F. seul (fr. L. solus; cf. L. sollus whole, entire. Cf. Desolate, Solemn, Solo, Sullen.] 1. Being or acting without another; single; individual; ...

6965

Sole trader

Sole trader. A feme sole trader.

6966

Solecism

Sol″e‐cism (?), n.[F. solécisme, L. soloecismus, Gr. σολοικισμόσ, fr. σολοικίζειν to speak or write incorrectly, fr. σόλοικοσ speaking incorrectly, from the corruption of the At...