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An American Dictionary of the English Language
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Springfield, Mass. · G. & C. Merriam · 1865
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Sōld, imp. & p. p. p. 1255of sell. See SELL. Sold note, a note or memorandum of sale, given by the broker effecting it to the buyer. Burrill.Sōld, n. p. 1255Salary; military pay. [Obs.] Spenser.Sŏl'dan, n. p. 1255The same as SULTAN. [Obs.] Milton.Sŏl'da-nĕl, n. p. 1255(Bot.) A plant of the genus Soldanella.Sŏl'dan-rīe, n. p. 1255The country ruled by a soldan or sultan. [Poet.] W. Scott.Sŏl'der, v. t. p. 1255To unite the surfaces of, as metals, by the intervention of a more fusible metal or metallic cement; to join by means of metallic cement.Sŏl'der, n. p. 1255A metal or metallic composition for uniting the surface of metals; a metallic cement. Hard solder, a solder which fuses only at a red heat, as one composed of zinc and copper, or silver and copper…Sōl'dier, n. p. 1255One who is engaged in military service as an officer or private; one who serves in the army; one of an organized body of combatants. I am a soldier, and unapt to weep. Shak. 2. Especially, a private…Sōl'dier-crăb, n. p. 1255(Zoöl.) A crustacean of the genus Pagurus, which, by nature having no shell, occupies the empty shells of other shell-fish.Sōl'dier-ess, n. p. 1255A female soldier. [Obs.] Beau. & Fl.Sōl'dier-ing, n. p. 1255The state of being a soldier; the occupation of a soldier.Sōl'dier-ly, a. p. 1255Like, or becoming, a real soldier; brave; martial; heroic; honorable.Sōl'dier-ship, n. p. 1255Military qualities; military character or state; martial skill; behavior becoming a soldier. [Rare.] Shak.Sōl'dier-wo͝od, n. p. 1255(Bot.) A leguminous plant of the genus Inga (I. purpurea), found in the West Indies. It is an elegant evergreen shrub.Sōl'dier-y, n. p. 1255A body of soldiers collectively considered; the military. “A camp of faithful soldiery.” Milton. 2. Soldiership; military service. [Obs.] Sidney.Sōle, n. p. 1255The bottom of the foot; hence, also, rarely, the foot itself. From the crown of his head to the sole of his foot he is all mirth. Shak. Hast wandered through the world now long a day, Yet ceasest not…Sōle, n. p. 1256(Ichth.) A marine flat fish (the Solea vulgaris), which, with allied species, is peculiar, among vertebrate animals, in having both eyes placed on one side of the head, namely, that side which is…Sōle, v. t. p. 1256To furnish with a sole; as, to sole a shoe.Sōle, a. p. 1256Being or acting without another; single; individual; only. “The sole son of my queen.” Shak. “First and last will reign sole king.” Milton. 2. (Law.) Single; unmarried; as, a feme sole. Syn. —…Sŏl'e-cism, n. p. 1256Impropriety in language, or a gross deviation from the rules of syntax; incongruity of words; want of correspondence or consistency. A “barbarism” may be in one word; a solecism must be of more.…Sōl'e-cīst, n. p. 1256One who commits a solecism. Blackwall.Sŏl'e-çĭst'ic or Sŏl'e-çĭst'ic-al, a. p. 1256Pertaining to, or involving, a solecism.Sŏl'e-çĭst'ic-al-ly, adv. p. 1256In a solecistic manner.Sŏl'e-çīze, v. i. p. 1256To commit solecism. [Rare.] More.Sōle'-lēath'er, n. p. 1256Thick, strong leather, used for the soles of shoes.Sōle'ly, adv. p. 1256Singly; alone; only; without another; as, to rest a cause solely on one argument; to rely solely on one's own strength.Sŏl’emn, a. p. 1256Marked with religious rites and pomps; enjoined by religion; sacred. “His holy rites and solemn feasts profaned.” Milton. The worship of this image was advanced, and a solemn supplication observed…So-lĕm'ni-ty, n. p. 1256A rite or ceremony performed with religious reverence; religious or ritual ceremony; as, the solemnity of a funeral or of a sacrament. Great was the cause; our old solemnities From no blind zeal or…So-lēm′ni-zāte, v. t. p. 1256To celebrate solemnly or formally; to solemnize. [Obs.]Sŏl’em-nĭ-zā’tion, n. p. 1256The act of solemnizing; celebration; as, the solemnization of a marriage.Sōl'em-nīze, v. t. p. 1256To perform with solemn or ritual ceremonies and respect, or according to legal forms. “Baptisms to be administered in one place, and marriages solemnized in another.” Hooker. What commandment the…Sŏl'em-nīz'er, n. p. 1256One who performs a solemn rite.Sŏl'emn-ly, adv. p. 1256In a solemn manner; with gravity; seriously; formally; truly. There in deaf murmurs solemnly are wise. Dryden. I do solemnly assure the reader. Swift.Sŏl'emn-ness, n. p. 1256The state or quality of being solemn; reverential manner; gravity; as, the solemnness of public worship. [Written also solemnness.]Sō'lĕn, n. p. 1256<br>1. (Anat.) The vertebral canal containing the spinal cord. Dunglison.<br>2. (Surg.) A semicircle of thin wood, or strips of wood, used for preventing the contact of the bed-clothes, in wounds…Sŏl'e-nā'cean, n. p. 1256(Zoöl.) One of a family of mollusks, of which the solen is the type.Sŏl'e-nā'ceōŭs, a. p. 1256(Zoöl.) Pertaining to the solanaceans.Sōle'ness, n. p. 1256The state of being sole or alone; singleness. [Rare.] Sir E. Dering.Sō'len-ite, n. p. 1256(Paleon.) A fossil solen.Sō'len-oid, n. p. 1256(Elect. Dyn.) An electro-dynamic spiral having the conjunctive wire turned back along its axis, so as to neutralize that component of the effect of the current which is due to the length of the…Sōle'-plāte, n. p. 1256(Mach.) A bed-plate; as, the sole-plate of a steam-engine. [Eng.]Sō'ler or Sō'lere, n. p. 1256A loft or garret. See SOLAR, n. I thought to have lodged him in the solere chamber. W. Scott.Sō'lert, a. p. 1256Skillful; clever; crafty; subtile. [Obs. and rare.] Cudworth.So-lēr'tiŏus-ness, n. p. 1256The quality of being solert; expertness; skillfulness; dexterity. [Obs.]Sōle'ship, n. p. 1256The state of being sole or alone; soleness. [Obs.]sōl-fā′, v. i. p. 1256To pronounce the notes of the gamut, ascending or descending; as, do (or ut), re, mi, fa, sol, la, si, do, or the same in reverse order.Sŏl'fa-nā'ri-a, n. p. 1256A sulphur mine.Sōl'fa-tā'rā, n. p. 1256(Geol.) A volcanic vent or area, from which sulphur, sulphureous, watery, and acid vapors and gases are emitted. Lyell.Sōl'fej-giā're, v. i. p. 1256(Mus.) To sol-fa. See SOL-FA.Sōl-fĕg'gio, n. p. 1256(Mus.) The system of arranging the scale by the names do, re, mi, fa, sol, la, si, by which singing is taught.Sŏ'li, n. p. 1256pl. of solo. See SOLO.So-līç'it, v. t. p. 1256To ask from with earnestness; to make petition to; to apply to for obtaining something. Did I solicit thee From darkness to promote me? Milton. 2. To endeavor to obtain; to seek; as, to solicit an…So-lĭç'it-ant, n. p. 1256One who solicits.So-lic'i-tā'tion, n. p. 1256The act of soliciting; earnest request; importunity. 2. Excitement; invitation; as, the solicitation of the senses. Locke.So-lĭc'it-or, n. p. 1256One who solicits or asks with earnestness; one who asks for another. 2. (Law.) An attorney or advocate;—the professional designation of a person admitted to practice in a court of chancery or equity…So-lĭs'it-or-gĕn'er-al, n. p. 1256An officer of the crown, who is associated with the attorney-general in managing the legal business of the crown and public offices. [Eng.] Brande.So-lic'it-ous, a. p. 1256Disposed to solicit; eager to obtain, as something desirable; anxious to avoid, as any thing evil; concerned; careful;—followed by about or for. “Solicitous for my reputation.” Dryden. Enjoy the…So-lĭc'it-ōŭs-ly, adv. p. 1256In a solicitous manner; with solicitude; anxiously.So-lĭç'it-ōus-ness, n. p. 1256Solicitude.So-liç'it-ress, n. p. 1256A female who solicits or petitions.