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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

... Justinian,(1137) est quod naturo omnia animalia docuit. This the lawyers take to be the law of nature, which nature, by its sole instinct, teacheth as well to other living creatures as to men; for nature teacheth all living creatures to save and preserve their own being, to decline things hurtful, to seek things necessary for their life, to procreate ...

— The Works of Mr. George Gillespie (Vol. 1 of 2) • George Gillespie

... order to advance my own, and become a respected member of a society I am superior to. Here is the Squire blundering about like a walrus in a horse-pond, and fancying everything is being conducted for his sole advantage, and that all the world revolves round Honham Castle. And there at the end of the chain is this female harpy, Edith Jones, otherwise d'Aubigne, alias the Tiger, gnawing at my vitals and holding ...

— Colonel Quaritch, V.C. - A Tale of Country Life • H. Rider Haggard

... since I came up to London that I have been sole mistress of my will and pleasure, I have been letting myself loose, like Caesar does the moment his mad hoofies touch the grass. I must tell you all about it. The day began beautifully. After a spell ...

— The Christian - A Story • Hall Caine

... extinguished, they all filed forth, the door swung to of its own accord, shutting out the sound of babble from the stage, and Edward Henry and Elsie April were left silent and solitary to the sole ray of the street-lamp. ...

— The Regent • E. Arnold Bennett

... as he had been beloved by and gentle to men.(2) The Hervey Islanders explain the peculiarities of several fishes by the share they took in the adventures of Ina, who stamped, for example, on the sole, and so flattened him for ever.(3) In Greece the dolphins were, according to the Homeric hymn to Dionysus, metamorphosed pirates who had insulted the god. But because the dolphin found the hidden sea-goddess whom Poseidon ...

— Myth, Ritual, and Religion, Vol. 1 • Andrew Lang

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