So*lic"it*or (?), n. [F. solliciteur, L. sollicitator.] 1. One who
solicits.
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 Attorney. (b) The law officer of a city, town,
department, or government; as, the city solicitor; the solicitor of the
treasury.
So*lic"it*or-gen"er*al (?), 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.
So*lic"it*ous (?), a.[L. sollicitus, solicitus. See Solicit, 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.
Enjoy the present, whatsoever it be, and be not solicitous about
the future.
Jer. Taylor.
The colonel had been intent upon other things, and not enough
solicitous to finish the fortifications.
Clarendon.
-- So*lic"it*ous*ly, adv. -- So*lic"it*ous*ness, n.
So*lic"it*ress (?), n. A woman who solicits.
So*lic"i*tude (?), n. [F. sollicitude,r L. sollicitudo.] The state of
being solicitous; uneasiness of mind occasioned by fear of evil or
desire good; anxiety.
The many cares and great labors of worldly men, their solicitude
and outward shows.
Sir W. Raleigh.
The mother looked at her with fond solicitude.
G. W. Cable.
Syn. -- Carefulness; concern; anxiety. See Care.
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Sol"id (sl"d), a. [L. solidus, probably akin to sollus whole, entire,
Gr. &?;&?;&?;: cf. F. solide. Cf. Consolidate,Soda, Solder, Soldier,
Solemn.] 1. Having the constituent parts so compact, or so firmly
adhering, as to resist the impression or penetration of other bodies;
having a fixed form; hard; firm; compact; -- opposed to fluid and
liquid or to plastic, like clay, or to incompact, like sand.
2. Not hollow; full of matter; as, a solid globe or cone, as
distinguished from a hollow one; not spongy; dense; hence, sometimes,
heavy.
3. (Arith.) Having all the geometrical dimensions; cubic; as, a solid
foot contains 1,728 solid inches.
In this sense, cubics now generally used.
4. Firm; compact; strong; stable; unyielding; as, a solid pier; a solid
pile; a solid wall.
5. Applied to a compound word whose parts are closely united and form
an unbroken word; -- opposed to hyphened.
6. Fig.: Worthy of credit, trust, or esteem; substantial, as opposed to
frivolous or fallacious; weighty; firm; strong; valid; just; genuine.
The solid purpose of a sincere and virtuous answer.
Milton.
These, wanting wit, affect gravity, and go by the name of solid
men.
Dryden.
The genius of the Italians wrought by solid toil what the
myth-making imagination of the Germans had projected in a poem.
J. A. Symonds.