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adjective

Sole adj.

Being or acting without another; single; individual; only. "The sole son of my queen." "He, be sure... first and last will reign Sole king."

(Law) Single; unmarried; as, a feme sole.

Corporation sole. See the Note under Corporation.

Synonyms: Single; individual; only; alone; solitary.

noun

Sole, Sol n. (Chem.) A fluid mixture of a colloid and a liquid; a liquid colloidal solution or suspension.

Sole n. (Zool.)

(a)

Any one of several species of flatfishes of the genus Solea and allied genera of the family Soleidae, especially the common European species (Solea vulgaris), which is a valuable food fish.

(b)

Any one of several American flounders somewhat resembling the true sole in form or quality, as the California sole (Lepidopsetta bilineata), the long-finned sole (Glyptocephalus zachirus), and other species.

Lemon sole, or French sole (Zool.), a European species of sole (Solea pegusa).

Smooth sole (Zool.), the megrim.

Sole n.

The bottom of the foot; hence, also, rarely, the foot itself. "The dove found no rest for the sole of her foot." "Hast wandered through the world now long a day, Yet ceasest not thy weary soles to lead."

The bottom of a shoe or boot, or the piece of leather which constitutes the bottom. "The "caliga" was a military shoe, with a very thick sole, tied above the instep."

The bottom or lower part of anything, or that on which anything rests in standing. Specifially:

(a)

(Agric.) The bottom of the body of a plow; called also slade; also, the bottom of a furrow.

(b)

(Far.) The horny substance under a horse's foot, which protects the more tender parts.

(c)

(Fort.) The bottom of an embrasure.

(d)

(Naut.) A piece of timber attached to the lower part of the rudder, to make it even with the false keel.

(e)

(Mining) The seat or bottom of a mine; applied to horizontal veins or lodes.

Sole leather, thick, strong, used for making the soles of boots and shoes, and for other purposes.

verb

Sole v. t. (past & past part. soled; pres. part. soling) To furnish with a sole; as, to sole a shoe.

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Etymology of 'Sole'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Sole" Quotes from Famous Books

... Jermyn was one of his best friends, he felt a secret joy in not having prevented his being made a cuckold, before his marriage; and the apprehension he was in of preserving him from that accident, was his sole reason for quitting them with ...

— Marguerite de Navarre - Memoirs of Marguerite de Valois Queen of Navarre • Marguerite de Navarre

... state lotteries, the tickets are really not worth the price which is paid by the original subscribers, and yet commonly sell in the market for twenty, thirty, and sometimes forty per cent. advance. The vain hopes of gaining some of the great prizes is the sole cause of this demand. The soberest people scarce look upon it as a folly to pay a small sum for the chance of gaining ten or twenty thousand pounds, though they know that even that small sum is perhaps twenty or thirty per cent. more than the chance ...

— An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations • Adam Smith

... called a game, but the use of the sucker is so familiar to most boys that a description of it is surely not out of place in this chapter. A piece of sole leather is used, three or four inches square. It is cut into a circle and the edges carefully pared thin. A hole is made in the centre and a piece of string or top twine is knotted and run through the hole. The sucker is then soaked in water until it is soft and ...

— Outdoor Sports and Games • Claude H. Miller

... everything, including your fortune and my own honor, I have no longer an object in living. I therefore conclude that it will be best to efface myself as speedily as possible. I have made a will, leaving you my sole heir and executor. You are welcome to whatever you can save from the wreck. All papers belonging to your father and left in my charge will be handed you by ...

— The Copper Princess - A Story of Lake Superior Mines • Kirk Munroe

... of joy; whate'er he knew of sadness He kept for his own heart's peculiar share: So well he sang, the world imagined gladness To be sole tenant there. ...

— It Can Be Done - Poems of Inspiration • Joseph Morris

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