Sojournment So"journ·ment noun Temporary residence, as that of a stranger or a traveler. [ R.]
Soke Soke noun 1. (Eng. Law) See Soc . 2. One of the small territorial divisions into which Lincolnshire, England, is divided.
Sokeman Soke"man noun See Socman .
Sokemanry Soke"man·ry noun See Socmanry .
Soken Sok"en noun [ Confer
Socome .]
1. A toll. See Soc , noun , 2. [ Obsolete]
Great sooken had this miller, out of doubt.
Chaucer. 2. A district held by socage.
Soko So"ko noun (Zoology) An African anthropoid ape, supposed to be a variety of the chimpanzee.
Sol Sol noun [ Latin ]
1. The sun. 2. (Alchem.) Gold; -- so called from its brilliancy, color, and value. Chaucer.
Sol Sol noun [ Italian ]
(Mus.) (a) A syllable applied in solmization to the note G, or to the fifth tone of any diatonic scale. (b) The tone itself.
Sol Sol noun [ See
Sou .]
1. A sou. 2. A silver and gold coin of Peru. The silver sol is the unit of value, and is worth about 68 cents.
Sol-fa Sol`-fa" intransitive verb [
imperfect & past participle Sol-faed ;
present participle & verbal noun Sol-faing .] [ Italian
solfa the gamut, from the syllables
fa ,
sol .]
To sing 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. Yet can I neither solfe ne sing.
Piers Plowman.
Sol-fa Sol"-fa" noun The gamut, or musical scale. See Tonic sol-fa , under Tonic , noun
Sol-fa Sol`-fa" transitive verb To sing to solmization syllables.
Sol, Sole Sol, Sole noun [ From
hydrosol an aqueous colloidal solution, confused with German
sole ,
soole , salt water from which salt is obtained.]
(Chemistry) A fluid mixture of a colloid and a liquid; a liquid colloidal solution or suspension.
Sola So"la adjective [ Latin , fem. of
solus .]
See Solus .
Sola So"la noun [ Native name.]
(Botany) A leguminous plant ( Æschynomene aspera ) growing in moist places in Southern India and the East Indies. Its pithlike stem is used for making hats, swimming-jackets, etc. [ Written also
solah ,
shola .]
Solace Sol"ace noun [ Old French
solas ,
ssoulaz , Latin
solacium ,
solatium , from
solari to comfort, console. Confer
Console ,
transitive verb ]
1. Comfort in grief; alleviation of grief or anxiety; also, that which relieves in distress; that which cheers or consoles; relief. In business of mirth and of solace .
Chaucer. The proper solaces of age are not music and compliments, but wisdom and devotion.
Rambler. 2. Rest; relaxation; ease. [ Obsolete]
To make his steed some solace .
Chaucer. Syn. -- Comfort; consolation; alleviation; relief.
Solace Sol"ace transitive verb [
imperfect & past participle Solaced ;
present participle & verbal noun Solacing .] [ Old French
solacier ,
soulacier , French
solacier , Late Latin
solatiare . See
Solace ,
noun ]
1. To cheer in grief or under calamity; to comfort; to relieve in affliction, solitude, or discomfort; to console; -- applied to persons; as, to solace one with the hope of future reward. 2. To allay; to assuage; to soothe; as, to solace grief. Syn. -- To comfort; assuage; allay. See
Comfort .
Solace Sol"ace intransitive verb To take comfort; to be cheered. Shak.
Solacement Sol"ace·ment noun The act of solacing, or the state of being solaced; also, that which solaces. [ R.]
Solacious So·la"cious adjective [ Confer Old French
solacieux .]
Affording solace; as, a solacious voice. [ Obsolete]
Bale.
Solan goose So"lan goose` [ Icelandic s...la ; akin to Norw. sula .] (Zoology) The common gannet.
Solanaceous Sol`a·na"ceous adjective (Botany) Of or pertaining to plants of the natural order Solanaceæ , of which the nightshade ( Solanum ) is the type. The order includes also the tobacco, ground cherry, tomato, eggplant, red pepper, and many more.
Soland So"land noun (Zoology) A solan goose.
Solander So·lan"der noun See Sallenders .
Solania So·la"ni·a noun [ New Latin ]
(Chemistry) Solanine.
Solanicine So·lan"i·cine noun [ See
Solanine .]
(Chemistry) An alkaloid produced by the action of hydrochloric acid on solanidine, as a tasteless yellow crystalline substance.
Solanidine So·lan"i·dine noun [ See
Solanine .]
(Chemistry) An alkaloid produced by the decomposition of solanine, as a white crystalline substance having a harsh bitter taste.
Solanine Sol"a·nine noun [ Latin
solanum nightshade.]
(Chemistry) A poisonous alkaloid glucoside extracted from the berries of common nightshade ( Solanum nigrum ), and of bittersweet, and from potato sprouts, as a white crystalline substance having an acrid, burning taste; -- called also solonia , and solanina .
Solano So·la"no [ Spanish , from Latin solanus (sc. ventus ), from sol the sun.] A hot, oppressive wind which sometimes blows in the Mediterranean, particularly on the eastern coast of Spain.
Solanoid Sol"a·noid adjective [
Solanum +
-oid .]
(Medicine) Resembling a potato; -- said of a kind of cancer.
Solanum So·la"num noun [ Latin , nightshade.]
(Botany) A genus of plants comprehending the potato ( S. tuberosum ), the eggplant ( S. melongena , and several hundred other species; nightshade.
Solar So"lar noun [ Middle English
soler , Anglo-Saxon
solere , Latin
solarium , from
sol the sun. See
Solar ,
adjective ]
A loft or upper chamber; a garret room. [ Obsolete] [ Written also
soler ,
solere ,
sollar .]
Oxf. Gloss.
Solar So"lar adjective [ Latin
solaris , from
sol the sun; akin to As.
sōl , Icelandic
sōl , Goth.
sauil , Lithuanian
saule , W.
haul ,.
sul , Sanskrit
svar , perhaps to English
sun :F.
solaire . Confer
Parasol .
Sun .]
1. Of or pertaining to the sun; proceeding from the sun; as, the solar system; solar light; solar rays; solar influence. See Solar system , below. 2. (Astrol.) Born under the predominant influence of the sun. [ Obsolete]
And proud beside, as solar people are.
Dryden. 3. Measured by the progress or revolution of the sun in the ecliptic; as, the solar year. 4. Produced by the action of the sun, or peculiarly affected by its influence. They denominate some herbs solar , and some lunar.
Bacon. Solar cycle .
See under Cycle . --
Solar day .
See Day , 2. --
Solar engine ,
an engine in which the energy of solar heat is used to produce motion, as in evaporating water for a steam engine, or expanding air for an air engine. --
Solar flowers (Botany) ,
flowers which open and shut daily at certain hours. --
Solar lamp ,
an argand lamp. --
Solar microscope ,
a microscope consisting essentially, first, of a mirror for reflecting a beam of sunlight through the tube, which sometimes is fixed in a window shutter; secondly, of a condenser, or large lens, for converging the beam upon the object; and, thirdly, of a small lens, or magnifier, for throwing an enlarged image of the object at its focus upon a screen in a dark room or in a darkened box.
Solar myth So"lar myth A myth which essentially consists of allegory based upon ideas as to the sun's course, motion, influence, or the like.
Solar parallax Solar parallax The parallax of the sun, that is, the angle subtended at the sun by the semidiameter of the earth. It is 8."80, and is the fundamental datum.
Solarium So·la"ri·um noun ;
plural Solaria . [ Latin See
Solar ,
noun ]
1. An apartment freely exposed to the sun; anciently, an apartment or inclosure on the roof of a house; in modern times, an apartment in a hospital, used as a resort for convalescents. 2. (Zoology) Any one of several species of handsome marine spiral shells of the genus Solarium and allied genera. The shell is conical, and usually has a large, deep umbilicus exposing the upper whorls. Called also perspective shell .
Solarization So`lar·i·za"tion noun (Photog.) Injury of a photographic picture caused by exposing it for too long a time to the sun's light in the camera; burning; excessive insolation.
Solarize So"lar·ize transitive verb [
imperfect & past participle Solarized ;
present participle & verbal noun Solarizing .]
(Photog.) To injure by too long exposure to the light of the sun in the camera; to burn.
Solarize So"lar·ize intransitive verb (Photog.) To become injured by undue or too long exposure to the sun's rays in the camera.
Solary So"la·ry adjective Solar. [ Obsolete]
Sir T. Browne.
Solas Sol"as noun Solace. [ Obsolete]
Chaucer.
Solatium So·la"ti·um noun [ Latin See
Solace ,
noun ]
Anything which alleviates or compensates for suffering or loss; a compensation; esp., an additional allowance, as for injured feelings.
Sold Sold imperfect & past participle of Sell .
Sold Sold noun [ French
solde . See
Soldier , and confer
Sou .]
Solary; military pay. [ Obsolete]
Spenser.
Soldan Sol"dan noun [ Middle English
soudan , French
soudan , from the Arabic. See
Sultan .]
A sultan. [ Obsolete]
Milton.
Soldanel Sol"da·nel noun (Botany) A plant of the genus Soldanella , low Alpine herbs of the Primrose family.
Soldanrie Sol"dan·rie noun The country ruled by a soldan, or sultan. [ Poet.]
Sir W. Scott.
Solder Sol"der noun [ Formerly
soder ; French
soudure , Old French
soudeure , from Old French & French
souder to solder, Latin
solidare to fasten, to make solid. See
Solid , and confer
Sawder .]
A metal or metallic alloy used when melted for uniting adjacent metallic edges or surfaces; a metallic cement. Hence,
anything which unites or cements. Hard solder ,
a solder which fuses only at a red heat, as one composed of zinc and copper, or silver and copper, etc. --
Soft solder ,
a solder fusible at comparatively low temperatures; as, plumbers' solder, consisting of two parts lead and one part tin, is a soft solder .
Solder Sol"der transitive verb [
imperfect & past participle Soldered ;
present participle & verbal noun Soldering .] [ Formerly
soder . See
Solder ,
noun ]
1. To unite (metallic surfaces or edges) by the intervention of a more fusible metal or metallic alloy applied when melted; to join by means of metallic cement. 2. To mend; to patch up. "To
solder up a broken cause."
Hooker.
Solderer Sol"der·er noun One who solders.
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