So"ko (?), n. (Zoöl.) An African anthropoid ape, supposed to be a
variety of the chimpanzee.
||Sol (?), n. [L.] 1. The sun.
2. (Alchem.) Gold; -- so called from its brilliancy, color, and value.
Chaucer.
Sol (?), n. [It.] (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 (?), n. [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.
||So"la (?), a. [L., fem. of solus.] See Solus.
So"la, n. [Native name.] (Bot.) 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.]
Sol"ace (?), n. [OF. solas, ssoulaz, L. solacium, solatium, fr. solari
to comfort, console. Cf. Console, v. t.] 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.