sole.html - n. & v.
--n.

1 the under-surface of the foot.
2 the part of a shoe, sock, etc., corresponding to this (esp. excluding the heel).
3 the lower surface or base of an implement, e.g. a plough, golf-club head, etc.
4 the floor of a ship's cabin.

--v.

tr. provide (a shoe etc.) with a sole.

sole-plate the bedplate of an engine etc.

-soled adj. (in comb.). [OF ult. f. L solea sandal, sill: cf. OE unrecorded solu or sola f. solum bottom, pavement, sole]

sole.html - n.
any flatfish of the family Soleidae, esp. Solea solea used as food. [ME f. OF f. Prov. sola ult. f. L solea (as SOLE(1), named from its shape)]

sole.html - adj.
1 (attrib.) one and only; single, exclusive (the sole reason; has the sole right).
2 archaic or Law (esp. of a woman) unmarried.
3 archaic alone, unaccompanied.

solely adv. [ME f. OF soule f. L sola fem. of solus alone]

sole.html - n.
1 a mistake of grammar or idiom; a blunder in the manner of speaking or writing.
2 a piece of bad manners or incorrect behaviour.

solecist n. solecistic adj. [F sol÷cisme or L soloecismus f. Gk soloikismos f. soloikos speaking incorrectly]

sole.html - adj.
1 serious and dignified (a solemn occasion).
2 formal; accompanied by ceremony (a solemn oath).
3 mysteriously impressive.
4 (of a person) serious or cheerless in manner (looks rather solemn).
5 full of importance; weighty (a solemn warning).
6 grave, sober, deliberate; slow in movement or action (a solemn promise; solemn music).

solemn mass = high mass (see MASS(2) )).

solemnly adv. solemness n. [ME f. OF solemne f. L sol(l)emnis customary, celebrated at a fixed date f. sollus entire]

sole.html - n.
(pl. -ies)
1 the state of being solemn; a solemn character or feeling; solemn behaviour.
2 a rite or celebration; a piece of ceremony. [ME f. OF solem(p)nit

f. L sollemnitas -tatis (as SOLEMN)]