Sole , a. [L. solus, or OF. sol, F. seul (fr. L. solus; cf. L. sollus whole, entire. Cf. Desolate,
Solemn, Solo,
Sullen.]
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. (Law) Single; unmarried; as, a feme sole.
Corporation sole.
See the Note under Corporation.
Syn. -- Single; individual; only; alone; solitary.
Sole , v. t. [imp. & p. p. Soled (?);
p. pr. & vb. n.
Soling.]
To furnish with a sole; as, to sole a
shoe.
Sole (?), n. [AS. sole, fr. L. soolea (or rather an assumed L. sola), akin to solumround, soil, sole of
the foot. Cf. Exile, Saloon, Soil earth, Sole the fish.]
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.) 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. Totten.
(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.
Sole (?), n. [F. sole, L.
solea; -- so named from its flat shape. See Sole of the
foot.]
(Zoöl.)
(a) 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)
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, or French, sole
(Zoöl.), a European species of sole (Solea pegusa).
-- Smooth sole
(Zoöl.), the megrim.
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