consol a tort (konsolator)

[ = F. consol a teur = Sp. Pg. consol a dor = It. consol a tore, Officers termed consol a tors of the sick. Johnson, Note on the Tempest. consolatory (kon-sol'a-tō-ri), a . and n . [=Sp. Pg. It. consol a to rio , consol at or i us , lat or , a consoler: see consol at or .] I. a. Tending to give consolation; a uaging grief or other mental distre ; comforting; cheering; encouraging. Letters narratory, objurgatory, consolatory , monitory, or congratulatory. Howell , Letters, I. i. 1. II. n.; pl. consolatories (-riz). Anything intended to convey consolation; especially, a letter or epistle written for that purpose. Consolatories writ With studied argument. Milton , S. A., 1. 657. consolatrix (kon'sō-lā-triks), n. [= F. con so latrice = It. consol at rice , consolatrix (-tric-), fem. of consol at or , a consoler: see con solator.] A female consoler. Love, the consolatrix , met him again. Mrs. Oliphant , Salem Chapel, xxvi. console1 (kon-sōl'), v . t.; pret. and pp. consoled , ppr. consoling . [F. consoler = Sp. Pg. con so lar = It. consol are , con solar i , dep., also act. consol are, console, cheer, comfort, com- , together, + solar i , console, solace: see solace .] To alleviate the grief, despondency, or other mental distre of; comfort; cheer; soothe solace; encourage. IMG:content-1121.png:[merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][graphic][merged small] Against such cruelties With inward consolations recompensed. Milton, P. L., xii. 495. IMG:content-1122.jpg:[blocks in formation] kind which can be entered only by those who have failed Consolation race, match, etc., a race or contest of any in the previous races or contests which have taken place within a given period. Syn. 1 and 2. Solace, etc. (see comfort, n.); encouragement, cheer. Consol a to del Mare (kon-sō-lä'tō del mä're). [It., lit. consulate of the sea: consol a to, 2. A kind of platform or bracket tru hinged on one side of the rear end of the bore of a breech-loading gun, to support the breech-screw when withdrawn preparatory to loading.-3. A bracket on a wall, for supporting machinery of any kind, as a hydraulic motor. E. H. Knight. consoler (kon-sōʻlèr), n. One who consoles, or gives consolation or comfort. Folding together, with the all-tender might Of his great love, the dark hands and the white, Stands the Consoler , soothing every pain. Whittier, On a Prayer-Book.