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sole

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[ sohl ]

adjective

  1. being the only one; only:

    the sole living relative.

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  2. being the only one of the kind; unsurpassed; unique; matchless:

    the sole brilliance of the gem.

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  3. belonging or pertaining to one individual or group to the exclusion of all others; exclusive:

    the sole right to the estate.

  4. functioning automatically or with independent power:

    the sole authority.

  5. Chiefly Law. not married; unmarried.
  6. without company or companions; lonely:

    the sole splendor of her life.

  7. Archaic. alone.


sole

2

[ sohl ]

noun

  1. the bottom or under surface of the foot.
  2. the corresponding under part of a shoe, boot, or the like, or this part exclusive of the heel.
  3. the bottom, under surface, or lower part of anything.
  4. Carpentry.
    1. the underside of a plane.
  5. Golf. the part of the head of the club that touches the ground.

verb (used with object)

soled, soling.
  1. to furnish with a sole, as a shoe.
  2. Golf. to place the sole of (a club) on the ground, as in preparation for a stroke.

sole

3

[ sohl ]

noun

plural (especially collectively) sole, (especially referring to two or more kinds or species) soles.
  1. a European flatfish, Solea solea, used for food.
  2. any other flatfish of the families Soleidae and Cynoglossidae, having a hooklike snout.

sole

1

/ əʊ /

adjective

  1. prenominal being the only one; only
  2. prenominal of or relating to one individual or group and no other

    sole rights on a patent

  3. law having no wife or husband See also feme sole
  4. an archaic word for solitary
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

sole

2

/ əʊ /

noun

  1. the underside of the foot plantarvolar
  2. the underside of a shoe
    1. the bottom of a furrow
    2. the bottom of a plough
  3. the underside of a golf-club head
  4. the bottom of an oven, furnace, etc
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. to provide (a shoe) with a sole
  2. golf to rest (the club) on the ground, as when preparing to make a stroke
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

sole

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/ əʊ /

noun

  1. any tongue-shaped flatfish of the family Soleidae, esp Solea solea ( European sole ): most common in warm seas and highly valued as food fishes
  2. any of certain other similar fishes
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈDZԱ, noun
  • ˈDZ, adjective
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of sole1

First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English sol(e), soul(e) “unmarried, single, alone,” from Old French sol, sol(e), sul, from Latin ōܲ “alone, on one's own, lonely”

Origin of sole2

First recorded in 1275–1325; Middle English (noun) sole, sol(le), from Old French sole, sol(le), soul, from Vulgar Latin, Medieval Latin sola, from Latin solea “plain sandal (fastened with thongs); sole (fish); foundation (timber),” derivative of solum “base, floor, bottom”

Origin of sole3

First recorded in 1250–1300; sole 2( def )
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of sole1

C14: from Old French soule, from Latin ōܲ alone

Origin of sole2

C14: via Old French from Latin solea sandal; probably related to solum the ground

Origin of sole3

C14: via Old French from Vulgar Latin sola (unattested), from Latin solea a sandal (from the fish's shape)
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