SOLITUDE, sol'i-t[=u]d, _n._ a being alone: a lonely life: want of company:
a lonely place or desert. [Fr.,--L. _solitudo_--_solus_, alone.]
SOLIVAGOUS, s[=o]-liv'a-gus, _adj._ wandering alone.--Also SOLIV'AGANT.
[L., _solus_, alone, _vagus_, wandering.]
SOLIVE, so-l[=e]v', _n._ a joist or beam of secondary importance. [Fr.,--L.
_sublev[=a]re_, to support.]
SOLLAR, sol'ar, _n._ a platform in a mine: an upper gallery or balcony, a
garret, loft.--Also SOLL'ER. [O. Fr. _soler_, solier--L. _solarium_, a
terrace or flat roof--_sol_, the sun.]
SOLLERET, sol'[.e]r-et, _n._ the steel shoe worn in medieval armour. [O.
Fr. _soler_, a slipper, _sole_, a sole.]
SOL-LUNAR, sol'-l[=u]'nar, _adj._ pertaining to, or due to the influence
of, both sun and moon. [L. _sol_, sun, _luna_, moon.]
SOLMISATION, sol-mi-z[=a]'shun, _n._ sol-faïng: a recital of the notes of
the gamut, _do_, _re_, _mi_, &c.
SOLO, s[=o]'l[=o], _n._ a musical piece performed by only one voice or
instrument:--_pl._ S[=O]'L[=O]S.--_adj._ S[=O]'L[=O], unconcerted.--_n._
S[=O]'L[=O]IST. [It.,--L. _solus_, alone.]
SOLOGRAPH, sol'[=o]-graf, _n._ a sun-print. [L. _sol_, the sun, Gr.
_graphein_, to write.]
SOLOMON, sol'o-mon, _n._ a person of unusual wisdom, from SOLOMON, king of
Israel (see 1 Kings, iii. 5-15).--_adj._ SOLOMON'IC.--_n._ SOL'OMON'S-SEAL,
any one of several species of perennial herbs, of the lily family, genus
Polygonatum, with simple stems bearing small greenish flowers: a symbol
formed of two triangles interlaced or superposed, forming a six-pointed
star.