sole no conch (solenokongk)

[ Sole no conchæ (sō-le-nō-kong'kē), n. pl. [NL., Sole no concha. pompous or affected gravity. His resons he spak ful solempnely . Chaucer, Gen. Prol. to C. Т., 1. 274. The ministers of state, who gave us law, In corners, with selected friends, withdraw; There in deaf murmurs solemnly are wise. Dryden.