solfa (solfa)

and a. [See sol - fa, v.] I. n. In music: ( a ) The syllables used in solmization taken collectively; the act or proce of solmization; solfeggio; also, rarely, same as scale or gamut. As out of an alphabet or sol - fa. Milton , Areopagitica, p. 40. Now was our overabundant quaver and trilling done away, and in lieu thereof was instituted the sol - fa. Swift , Mem. of P. P. (b) See tonic sol - fa, under tonic. (c) The roll or baton used by the leaders of Italian choirs. II. a. Of or pertaining to solmization in singing: as, the sol - fa method, or tonic sol - fa method. sol-faing (sol'fä-ing), n . [Verbal n. of sol - fa , v . ] In music , same as solmization . sol-faist (sol'fä-ist), n. IMG:content-1504.png:[blocks in formation] solicit rio us orifices, frequently giving rise to what are known as mud-volcanoes, mud-cones, or salses; a region of dying or dormant volcanism. solfataric (sol-fa-tä'rik), a. [ Amer. Jour. Sci ., 3d ser., XXXIX. 73. solfeggio (sol-fej'iō), n.; pl. solfeggi i (-ii). [It., sung either to simple vowels or to arbitrary syllables, and designed to develop the quality, flexibility, and power of the voice. solferino (sol-fe-rēnō), n. [So named from Solferino in Italy, because this color was discovered in the year (1859) of the French victory of Solferino. Cf. magenta.] The color of rosaniline; an intensely chromatic and luminous purplish rose-color. See purple. soli, n. Italian plural of solo. Soli branchia (so-li-brang'ki-ä), n. pl. [NL., recitate cit us, agitated, anxious, punctilious, 'thoroughly moved,' That fruit... solicited her longing eye. Milton , P. L., ix. 743. Sounds and some tangible qualities fail not to solicit their proper senses, and force an entrance to the mind. Locke , Human Understanding, II. i. § 6. 2. In criminal law: (a) To incite (another) to commit a crime. (b) To entice (a man) in a public place: said of a prostitute. (c) To endeavor to bias or influence by the offer of a bribe. The judge is solicited as a matter of course by the parties, and they do not approach empty-handed. Brougham . 3. To disturb; disquiet; make anxious. [A Latinism.] Solicit not thy thoughts with matters hid. Milton , P. L., viii. 167. But anxious fears solicit my weak breast. Dryden, Spanish Friar, iii. 3. 4. To seek to obtain; strive after, especially by pleading; ask (a thing) with some degree of earnestne or persistency: as, to solicit an office or a favor; to solicit orders. But, would you undertake another suit, I had rather hear you to solicit that Than music from the spheres. Shak., T. N., iii. 1. 120. To solicit by labour what might be ravished by arms was esteemed unworthy of the German spirit. Gibbon , Decline and Fall, ix. The port was crowded with those who hastened to solicit permi ion to share in the enterprise. Bancroft, Hist. U. S., I. 40. 5. To petition or ask (a person) with some degree of earnestne or persistency; make petition to. Did I solicit thee From darkne to promote me? Milton , P. L., x. 744. 6t. To advocate; plead; enforce the claims of; act as solicitor or advocate for or with reference to. Should My brother henceforth study to forget The vow that he hath made thee, I would ever Solicit thy desert. Ford , Lover's Melancholy, v. 1. Who solicited the cause of the poor and the infirm, the lame and wounded, the vagrant and lunatic, with such a particular industry and zeal as had those great and ble ed effects which we at this day see and feel. Bp . Atterbury , Sermons, I. ii. =Syn. 4 and 5. Request , Beg , etc. (see ask1 ), pre , urge, pray, plead for or with, sue for. II. in trans. To make solicitation. There are greater numbers of persons who solicit for places.. in our own country, than in any other. Add is on, Freeholder, No. 48. When the same distre solicits the second time, we then feel with diminished sensibility. Goldsmith, The Bee, No. 3. IMG:content-1505.png:[blocks in formation] Within this hour he means his first solicit And personal siege. Shirley, Grateful Servant, i. 2. solicitant (sō-lis'i-tant), a . and n. [L. sollici tan (t-) s , solicit an (t-)s, ppr. of sol licit are , urge, incite: see solicit .] I. a. Solicitous; seeking; making petition: as, solicitant of a job. Encyc. Dict . II. n. One who solicits. Imp . Dict. solicit a tet (sō-lis'i-tāt), v . t. [ solicit at us , pp. of sol licit are , solicit are , solicit: see solicit .] To solicit. [He] did urge and solicit ate him, according to his manner of words, to recant. Foxe , quoted in Maitland on Reformation, p. 494. (Davies.) solicit a tet (so-lis'i-tāt), a. [L. sol licit at us, solicit at us , pp.: see solicit .] Solicitous. Beinge no le e solicit ate for them selues then med i tatynge in what daunger theyr felowes had byn in Riuo Nigro. Peter Martyr (tr. in Eden's First Books on America, ed. [Arber, p. 121).