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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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"Sole" Quotes from Famous Books

... powdered fennel, fenugreek and Cummin Oil are also much used. It is well to smear a little of the first mentioned oil near the traps, using any one of the other substances, or indeed a mixture of them all, for the trail. This may be made by smearing the preparation on the sole of the boots and walking in the direction of the traps, or by dragging from one trap to another a piece of meat scented with the substance, as described under the ...

— Camp Life in the Woods and the Tricks of Trapping and Trap Making • William Hamilton Gibson

... And I know it's not Mr. Outwood, to whom that cupboard happens to belong. If you wish to break it open, you must get his permission. He is the sole lessee and proprietor of that cupboard. I am ...

— Mike • P. G. Wodehouse

... celebrated his coronation as King of Pihiti at Pollanarrua, A.D. 1153, and two years later after reducing the refractory chiefs of Rohuna to obedience, he repeated the ceremonial by crowning himself "sole King of Lanka."[1] ...

— Ceylon; an Account of the Island Physical, Historical, and • James Emerson Tennent

... asked at meals, which is by too many considered as a mere matter of form. They forget, that He who gives can also take away; and in their presumption, suppose their own ability and exertion to have been the sole means of procuring themselves a daily supply of food; thanking themselves rather than the Giver of all good. How many thousands are there who have been supplied with more than they require from their cradle down to their ...

— The Settlers in Canada • Frederick Marryat

... the houses behind, and had only the wall upon their right and the Nile upon their left, Trench sat down again. There was a crowd about the water's edge, men passed up and down between the crowd and them. Trench took his foot into his lap and examined the sole. But at the same time he unfolded the paper in the hollow of his hand and read the contents aloud. He could hardly read them, his voice so trembled. Feversham could hardly hear them, the blood so ...

— The Four Feathers • A. E. W. Mason

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