| Sole |
n. |
A fluid mixture of a colloid and a liquid; a liquid colloidal solution or suspension. |
| Sole |
n. |
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. |
| Sole |
n. |
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. |
| Sole |
n. |
The bottom of the foot; hence, also, rarely, the foot itself. |
| Sole |
n. |
The bottom of a shoe or boot, or the piece of leather which constitutes the bottom. |
| Sole |
n. |
The bottom or lower part of anything, or that on which anything rests in standing. |
| Sole |
n. |
The bottom of the body of a plow;
called also slade; also, the bottom of a furrow. |
| Sole |
n. |
The horny substance under a horse's foot, which protects the more tender parts. |
| Sole |
n. |
The bottom of an embrasure. |
| Sole |
n. |
A piece of timber attached to the lower part of the rudder, to make it even with the false keel. |
| Sole |
n. |
The seat or bottom of a mine;
applied to horizontal veins or lodes. |
| Sole |
v. t. |
To furnish with a sole; as, to sole a shoe. |
| Sole |
a. |
Being or acting without another; single; individual; only. |
| Sole |
a. |
Single; unmarried; as, a feme sole. |
