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Sole

Sole (sole)
n.(?)
Sole
[F. sole, L. solea; -- so named from its flat shape. See Sole of the foot.] (Zoöl.) (a)
  1. Any one of several species of flatfishes of the genus Solea and allied genera of the family Soleidæ, especially the common European species (Solea vulgaris), which is a valuable food fish.
    (b)

Sole

Sole (sole)
n.(?)
Sole
[AS. sole, fr. L. soolea (or rather an assumed L. sola
  1. The bottom of the foot; hence, also, rarely, the foot itself.

    The dove found no rest for the sole of her foot. Gen. viii. 9.

    Hast wandered through the world now long a day,
    Yet ceasest not thy weary soles to lead.     Spenser.

  2. 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. Arbuthnot.

  3. The bottom or lower part of anything, or that on which anything rests in standing.
    Specifially: (a) (Agric.)

Sole

Sole (sole)
v. t.
Sole
  1. To furnish with a sole] as, to sole a shoe.

Sole

Sole (sole)
a.
Sole
  1. Being or acting without another; single; individual; only.
    "The sole son of my queen." Shak.

    He, be sure . . . first and last will reign
    Sole king.     Milton.

  2. Single; unmarried; as, a feme sole.

    Corporation sole. See the Note under Corporation.

    Syn. -- Single; individual; only; alone; solitary.













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