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Sole (sōl), n. [AS. sole, fr. L. soolea (or rather an assumed L. sola), akin to solumround, soil, sole of the foot. Cf. , , earth, the fish.] 1. The bottom of the foot; hence, also, rarely, the foot itself.
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The dove found no rest for the sole of her foot. Gen. viii. 9.
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Hast wandered through the world now long a day,
Yet ceasest not thy weary soles to lead. Spenser.
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2. The bottom of a shoe or boot, or the piece of leather which constitutes the bottom.
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The “caliga” was a military shoe, with a very thick sole, tied above the instep. Arbuthnot.
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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.
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Coloq. Sole leather , thick, strong, used for making the soles of boots and shoes, and for other purposes.
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Sole, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Soled (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Soling.] To furnish with a sole; as, to sole a shoe.
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Sole, a. [L. solus, or OF. sol, F. seul (fr. L. solus; cf. L. sollus whole, entire. Cf. , , , .] 1. Being or acting without another; single; individual; only. “The sole son of my queen.” Shak.
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He, be sure . . . first and last will reign
Sole king. Milton.
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2. (Law) Single; unmarried; as, a feme sole.
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Coloq. Corporation sole . See the Note under .
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Syn. -- Single; individual; only; alone; solitary.
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Solecism (?), n.[F. solécisme, L. soloecismus, Gr. soloikismos, fr. soloikizein to speak or write incorrectly, fr. soloikos speaking incorrectly, from the corruption of the Attic dialect among the Athenian colonists of Soloi in Cilicia.] 1. An impropriety or incongruity of language in the combination of words or parts of a sentence; esp., deviation from the idiom of a language or from the rules of syntax.
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A barbarism may be in one word; a solecism must be of more. Johnson.
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2. Any inconsistency, unfitness, absurdity, or impropriety, as in deeds or manners.
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Cæsar, by dismissing his guards and retaining his power, committed a dangerous solecism in politics. C. Middleton.
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The idea of having committed the slightest solecism in politeness was agony to him. Sir W. Scott.
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Syn. -- Barbarism; impropriety; absurdity.
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Solecist (?), n. [Gr. ���.] One who commits a solecism. Blackwall.
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Solecistic (?), a. Solecistical.
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Solecistical (?), a. Pertaining to, or involving, a solecism; incorrect. “He thought it made the language solecistical and absurd.” Blackwall.
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Solecistically, adv. In a solecistic manner.
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Solecize (?), v. i. [Gr. �����.] To commit a solecism. [R.] Dr. H. More.
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Solely (?), adv. Singly; alone; only; without another; as, to rest a cause solely one argument; to rely solelyn one's own strength.
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Solemn (?), a. [OE. solempne, OF. solempne, L. solemnis, solennis, sollemnis, sollennis; sollus all, entire + annus a year; properly, that takes place every year; -- used especially of religious solemnities. Cf. , .] 1. Marked with religious rites and pomps; enjoined by, or connected with, religion; sacred.
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His holy rites and solemn feasts profaned. Milton.
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The worship of this image was advanced, and a solemn supplication observed everry year. Bp. Stillingfleet.
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2. Pertaining to a festival; festive; festal. [Obs.] “On this solemn day.” Chaucer.
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3. Stately; ceremonious; grand. [Archaic]
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His feast so solemn and so rich. Chaucer.
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To-night we hold a splemn supper. Shak.
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4. Fitted to awaken or express serious reflections; marked by seriousness; serious; grave; devout; as, a solemn promise; solemn earnestness.
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Nor wanting power to mitigate and swage
With solemn touches troubled thoughts. Milton.
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There reigned a solemn silence over all. Spenser.
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5. Real; earnest; downright. [Obs. & R.]
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Frederick, the emperor, . . . has spared no expense in strengthening this city; since which time we find no solemn taking it by the Turks. Fuller.
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6. Affectedly grave or serious; as, to put on a solemn face. “A solemn coxcomb.” Swift.
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7. (Law) Made in form; ceremonious; as, solemn war; conforming with all legal requirements; as, probate in solemn form. Burrill. Jarman. Greenleaf.
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Coloq. Solemn League and Covenant . See , 2.
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Syn. -- Grave; formal; ritual; ceremonial; sober; serious; reverential; devotional; devout. See .
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Solemness (?), n. .
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Some think he wanted solemnes. Sir H. Wotton.
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Solemnity (?), n.; pl. Solemnities (#). [L. solemnitas, solennitas: cf. F. solennité, solemnité, OF. also sollempnité.] 1. A rite or ceremony performed with religious reverence; religious or ritual ceremony; as, the solemnity of a funeral, a sacrament.
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Great was the cause; our old solemnities
From no blind zeal or fond tradition rise,
But saved from death, our Argives yearly pay
These grateful honors to the god of day. Pope.
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2. ceremony adapted to impress with awe.
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The forms and solemnities of the last judgment. Atterburry.
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3. Ceremoniousness; impressiveness; seriousness; grave earnestness; formal dignity; gravity.
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With much glory and great solemnity. Chaucer.
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The statelines and gravity of the Spaniards shows itself in the solemnity of their language. Addison.
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These promises were often made with great solemnity and confirmed with an oath. J. Edwards.
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4. Hence, affected gravity or seriousness.
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Solemnity 's a cover for a sot. Young.
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5. Solemn state or feeling; awe or reverence; also, that which produces such a feeling; as, the solemnity of an audience; the solemnity of Westminster Abbey.
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6. (Law) A solemn or formal observance; proceeding according to due form; the formality which is necessary to render a thing done valid.
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Solemnizate (?), v. t. To solemnize; as, to solemnizate matrimony. [R.] Bp. Burnet.
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Solemnization (?), n. [Cf. F. solemnisation, solennisation.] The act of solemnizing; celebration; as, the solemnization of a marriage.
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Solemnize (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Solemnized (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Solemnizing (?).] [Cf. F. solemniser, sollemniser.] 1. To perform with solemn or ritual ceremonies, or according to legal forms.
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Baptism to be administered in one place, and marriage solemnized in another. Hooker.
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2. To dignify or honor by ceremonies; to celebrate.
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Their choice nobility and flowers . . .
Met from all parts to solemnize this feast. Milton.
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3. To make grave, serious, and reverential.
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Wordsworth was solemnizzed and elevated by this his first look on Yarrow. J. C. Shairp.
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Every Israelite . . . arose, solemnized his face, looked towards Jerusalem . . . and prayed. L. Wallace.
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Solemnize, n. Solemnization. [R.]
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Though spoused, yet wanting wedlock's solemnize. Spenser.
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Solemnizer (?), n. One who solemnizes.
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Solemnly (?), adv. In a solemn manner; with gravity; seriously; formally.
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There in deaf murmurs solemnly are wise. Dryden.
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I do solemnly assure the reader. Swift.
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Solemnness, n. The state or quality of being solemn; solemnity; impressiveness; gravity; as, the solemnness of public worship. [Written also solemness.]
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Solempne (?), a. [See .] Solemn; grand; stately; splendid; magnificent. [Obs.] Chaucer.
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Solen (?), n. [NL., fr. Gr. ��� channel, a shellfish.] 1. (Med.) A cradle, as for a broken limb. See , 6.
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2. (Zoöl.) Any marine bivalve mollusk belonging to Solen or allied genera of the family Solenidæ; a razor shell.
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Solenacean (?), n. (Zoöl). Any species of marine bivalve shells belonging to the family Solenidæ.
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Solenaceous (?), a. (Zoöl.) Of or pertaining to the solens or family Solenidæ.
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Soleness (?), n. The state of being sole, or alone; singleness. [R.] Chesterfield.
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Solenette (?), n. (Zoöl.) A small European sole (Solea minuta).
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Solenoconcha (?), n. pl. [NL. See , and .] (Zoöl.) Same as .
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Solenodon (?), n. [Gr. ���� a channel + ����, ���, a tooth.] (Zoöl.) Either one of two species of singular West Indian insectivores, allied to the tenrec. One species (Solendon paradoxus), native of St. Domingo, is called also agouta; the other (S. Cubanus), found in Cuba, is called almique.
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Solenogastra (?), n. pl. [NL., from Gr. ���� channel + ����, ����, stomach.] (Zoöl.) An order of lowly organized Mollusca belonging to the Isopleura. A narrow groove takes the place of the foot of other gastropods.
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Solenoglyph (?), a. (Zoöl.) Pertaining to the Selenoglypha. See . -- n. One of the Selenoglypha.
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Solenoglypha (?), n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. ���� a channel + ���� to engrave.] (Zoöl.) A suborder of serpents including those which have tubular erectile fangs, as the viper and rattlesnake. See .
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Solenoid (?), n.[Gr. ��� channel + -oid.] (Elec.) An electrodynamic spiral having the conjuctive wire turned back along its axis, so as to neutralize that component of the effect of the current which is due to the length of the spiral, and reduce the whole effect to that of a series of equal and parallel circular currents. When traversed by a current the solenoid exhibits polarity and attraction or repulsion, like a magnet.
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Solenostomi (?), n. pl. [NL., from Gr. ����� a channel + ���� a mouth.] (Zoöl.) A tribe of lophobranch fishes having a tubular snout. The female carries the eggs in a ventral pouch.
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Soleplate (?), n. (Mach.) (a) A bedplate; as, the soleplate of a steam engine. (b) The plate forming the back of a waterwheel bucket.
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{ Soler (?), Solere (?), } n. [OE. See , n.] A loft or garret. See , n. Sir W. Scott.
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Solert (?), a. [L. solers, sollers, -ertis,clever, skillful.] Skillful; clever; crafty. [Obs.] Cudworth.
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Solertiousness (?), n. The quality or state of being solert. [Obs.] Bp. Hacket.
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Soleship (?), n. The state of being sole, or alone; soleness. [R.] Sir E. Dering.
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Sole trader. A feme sole trader.
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Sol-fa (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Sol-faed (?);p. pr. & vb. n. Sol-faing.] [It. 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.
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Yet can I neither solfe ne sing. Piers Plowman.
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Sol-fa (?), v. t. To sing to solmization syllables.
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Sol-fa, n. The gamut, or musical scale. See Tonic sol-fa, under , n.
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Solfanaria (?), n. [It., from solfo sulphur.] A sulphur mine.
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Solfatara (?), n.[It., from solfo brimstone, sulphur, L. sulfur, E. sulphur.] (Geol.) A volcanic area or vent which yields only sulphur vapors, steam, and the like. It represents the stages of the volcanic activity.
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Solfeggiare (?), v. i.[It.] (Mus.) To sol-fa. See , v. i.
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Solfeggio (?), n.[It., fr. solfa the gamut.] (Mus.) The system of arranging the scale by the names do, re, mi, fa, sol, la, si, by which singing is taught; a singing exercise upon these syllables.
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Solferino (?), n. A brilliant deep pink color with a purplish tinge, one of the dyes derived from aniline; -- so called from Solferino in Italy, where a battle was fought about the time of its discovery.
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Soli (?), n., pl. of .
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Solicit (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Solicited; p. pr. & vb. n. Soliciting.] [F. sollicier, L. sollicitare, solicitare, -atum, fr. sollicitus wholly (i. e., violently) moved; sollus whole + citus, p. p. of ciere to move, excite. See , .] 1. To ask from with earnestness; to make petition to; to apply to for obtaining something; as, to solicit person for alms.
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Did I solicit thee
From darkness to promote me? Milton.
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2. To endeavor to obtain; to seek; to plead for; as, to solicit an office; to solicit a favor.
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I view my crime, but kindle at the view,
Repent old pleasures, and solicit new. Pope.
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3. To awake or excite to action; to rouse desire in; to summon; to appeal to; to invite.
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That fruit . . . solicited her longing eye. Milton.
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Sounds and some tangible qualities solicit their proper senses, and force an entrance to the mind. Locke.
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4. To urge the claims of; to plead; to act as solicitor for or with reference to. [Obs.]
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Should
My brother henceforth study to forget
The vow that he hath made thee, I would ever
Solicit thy deserts. Ford.
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5. To disturb; to disquiet; -- a Latinism rarely used.
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Hath any ill solicited thine ears? Chapman.
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But anxious fears solicit my weak breast. Dryden.
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Syn. To beseech; ask; request; crave; supplicate; entreat; beg; implore; importune. See .
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Solicitant (?), n.[L. sollicitans, p. pr. ] One who solicits.
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Solicitate (?), a. Solicitous. [Obs.] Eden.
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Solicitation (?), n. [F. sollicitation, or L. sollicitatio.] 1. The act of soliciting; earnest request; persistent asking; importunity.
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2. Excitement; invitation; as, the solicitation of the senses. Locke.
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Solicitor (?), n. [F. solliciteur, L. sollicitator.] 1. One who solicits.
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2. (Law) (a) An attorney or advocate; one who represents another in court; -- formerly, in English practice, the professional designation of a person admitted to practice in a court of chancery or equity. See the Note under . (b) The law officer of a city, town, department, or government; as, the city solicitor; the solicitor of the treasury.
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Solicitor-general (?), n. The second law officer in the government of Great Britain; also, a similar officer under the United States government, who is associated with the attorney-general; also, the chief law officer of some of the States.
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Solicitous (?), a.[L. sollicitus, solicitus. See , v. t.] Disposed to solicit; eager to obtain something desirable, or to avoid anything evil; concerned; anxious; careful. “Solicitous of my reputation.” Dryden. “He was solicitous for his advice.” Calerendon.
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Enjoy the present, whatsoever it be, and be not solicitous about the future. Jer. Taylor.
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The colonel had been intent upon other things, and not enough solicitous to finish the fortifications. Clarendon.
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-- Solicitously, adv. -- Solicitousness, n.
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Solicitress (?), n. A woman who solicits.
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Solicitude (?), n. [F. sollicitude,r L. sollicitudo.] The state of being solicitous; uneasiness of mind occasioned by fear of evil or desire good; anxiety.
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The many cares and great labors of worldly men, their solicitude and outward shows. Sir W. Raleigh.
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The mother looked at her with fond solicitude. G. W. Cable.
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Syn. -- Carefulness; concern; anxiety. See .
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