Sŏl1, n.
n. [Lat.] 1. The sun.
- (Chem.) Gold. [Obs.]
- (Her.) The color of gold in the coats of sovereign princes.
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n. [Lat.] 1. The sun.
n. [O. Fr. sol, sold, Pr. sol, N. Fr. sou, It. & Pg. soldo, Sp. sueldo, from Lat. solidus (sc. nummus), a gold coin, worth about 25 denarii, L. Lat., a silver coin of less value.]
(20) (Synop., § 130), n. (Mus.) (a.) A syllable applied in solmization to the fifth tone of the diatonic scale. (b.) The tone itself.