sole2 (sol)

[ European Sole ( Solea vulgar is or sole a ). compared to the form of a human sole; the dorsal and anal fins are very long, but free from the caudal, which has a rounded end, and pectorals are developed on both sides; the mouth is moderately decurved; the nostrils of the blind side are not dilated; and the height of the body is a little le than a third of the total length. The color is a dark brown, with a black spot at the end of the pectoral fin. This sole is common along the European coasts, and is one of the most esteemed of food-fishes. The flesh is white, firm, and of excellent flavor, especially when the fish has been taken in deep water. The average weight is about a pound, although the fish occasionally reaches a much larger size. It prefers sandy or gravelly shores, but retires into deep water when frost sets in. It feeds chiefly upon mollusks, but also on the eggs of fishes and other animals. It sometimes ascends into fresh water. There are other species, of several different genera, as A chirus line at us, commonly called hog-choker. The name sole is also Along the Californian coast the common sole is a pleuronectoid, Lepidopsetta bilineata, which reaches a length of about 20 inches and a weight of five or six pounds, although its average weight as seen in the markets is about three pounds. In San Francisco only about two per cent. of the flatfishes caught belong to this species, but along Puget Sound it constitutes about thirty per cent. of the catch. It feeds chiefly on crustaceans and small fishes, and is regarded as an excellent food-fish. Other Pleuronectidæ called soles along the Pacific coast of North America are the Parophrys vetulus and Hippoglo oides jordan i. See also cuts under Pleuronecti dæ and Soleidæ. for animals, also the sole of the foot (of ani mals), in ML. also the sole of a shoe, a flat under surface, the bottom, under side of the foot; technically, the planta, corresponding to the palm of the hand. The sole of ordinary language does not correspond well with planta, except in the cases of plantigrades. In digitigrades sole usually means only that part of the planta which rests upon the ground in ordinary locomotion, or the balls of the toes collectively; it also applies to the fore as well as the hind feet of such quadrupeds, thus including the corresponding parts of the palm a, or palm; while the planta may extend far up the hind leg (only), as to the hock of the horse. In the horse sole is restricted to the under side of the hoof of either fore or hind feet (see def. 4 (b)). In birds the sole of the foot is the under side of the toes taken together. See planta , and cuts under plantigrade, digitigrade , scut ell i plantar , and solidungulate . IMG:content-1489.png:[blocks in formation] The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia: The Century dictionary IMG:content-1491.png:[blocks in formation] They [the inhabitants of London) are the modern Solœ- ci, and their solecisms have furnished much food for laugh- ter. This kind of local reproach is not common, but it is not unprecedented. N. and Q., 7th ser., IX. 74. 3. Any unfitne , absurdity, or impropriety, as in behavior; a violation of the conventional rules of society. T. Ca. [Carew] buzzed me in the Far that, tho' Ben [Jon- son] had barrelled up a great deal of Knowledge, yet it seems he had not read the Ethics, which, amongst other it to be an ill-favor'd Solecism in good Manners. Rom . of the Rose , 1. 2396. Howell , Letters, ii. 77. Flush'd Ganymede, his rosy thigh Half-buried in the Eagle's down, Sole as a flying star shot thro' the sky. 4. An incongruity; an inconsistency; that which is incongruous with the nature of things or with its surroundings; an unnatural phenom- enon or product; a prodigy; a monster. IMG:content-1492.png:[merged small][graphic] solely (sol'li), adv . 1. Singly; alone; only; without another: as, to rest a cause solely on one argument. It is the solecism of power to think to command the end, and yet not to endure the mean. Bacon , Empire (ed. 1887). An ungodly man of God - what a solecism ! What a monster! Mather Byles, Sermon at New London (1758). =Syn. 1. Barbarism , etc. See impropriety . solecist (sol'ē-sist), n. [ σολοικιστής , one who speaks or pronounces incorrectly, ζειν , speak or write incorrectly: see solecism .] language or behavior. One who is guilty of a solecism or solecisms in 2t. Completely; wholly; altogether. solecistic (sol-e-sis'tik), a. [ solecist + -ic.] Pertaining to or involving a solecism; inc or- rect; incongruous. solecistical (sol-e-sis'ti-kal), a. [ solecistic + -al .] Same as solecistic . The use of these combinations, with respect to the pro- nouns, is almost always solecistical . Tyrwhitt, Glo . to Chaucer, under self . solecistically (sol-e-sis'ti-kal-i), adv . In a sole- solecize (sol'ē-sīz), v . i.; pret. and pp. solecized , ppr. solecizing . [ σολοικίζειν , speak or write incorrectly: see solecism .] To commit sole- sole7 (sol), n. Same as sol3 . soleal (so'lē-ä), n.; pl. soleæ (-6). [NL., sole a , sole, etc.: see solel .] 1. The sole of the foot. See sole1 .-2. Same as soleus . Solea (sō'lē-a), n. [NL., sole a , a sole: see sole2.] In ichth ., an old name of the sole-fish (as Klein, 1748), now the typical genus of the family Soleidæ , with various limits: ( a ) includ- ing all the species of the family, or ( b ) limited to the sole of the European seas and closely related species. See cut under sole2 . paratively deeper than the species of Solen , and with sub median umbones: in some systems made type of the family Solecurtidæ . sole-fish (sol'fish), n . The sole. See sole2 . sole-fleuk (sōl'flök), n . The smear-dab. [Scotch.] solei, n. Plural of soleus . Soleidæ (sō-lē'i-dē), n. pl . [NL., Solea2 + -idæ .] The soles or sole-fish, a family of pleu- ronectoid fishes typified by the genus Solea . The body is oval or elliptical, the snout roundish, and the oral cleft more or le decurved and very small. The oper- cular bones are concealed in the scaly skin, the upper eye is advanced more or le in front of the lower, and the peс- torals are often rudimentary or absent. The species are numerous, and of several genera in different seas. Some are much esteemed for the delicacy of their flesh, while others are quite worthle . The common sole of Europe is the best-known. The American sole is A chirus line at us (figured in next column). See Solea2 , and cuts under Pleu- ronectidæ and sole2. solei form (sō'lē-i-fôrm), a. [L. sole a , sole, + form a , form.] Having the form of a slipper. soleint, a. and n. A Middle English form of IMG:content-1493.jpg:[blocks in formation] Think him a great way fool, solely a coward. Shak., All's Well, i. 1. 112. solemn (sol'em), a. [Early mod. E. also solemne , soleyn , solempne , solemne , F. solennel = Sp. Pg. solemne , = It. solenne , stated, appointed, as a religious rite, sollemnis , also sollempnis , sollennis , le correctly with a single l, solemn is , solennis , year- ly, annual, occurring annually, as a religious rite, religious, festive, solemn, sollus , entire, complete (prob. same as sõlus , alone, > E. sole3 ), + ann us , a year.] 14. Recurring yearly; an- nual. 2. Marked by religious rites or ceremonious observances; connected with religion; sacred; also, marked by special ritual or ceremony. O, the sacrifice! How ceremonious, solemn , and unearthly It was i' the offering! A Frere ther was, a wantoun and a merye, A lymytour, a ful solempne man. IMG:content-1494.jpg:[graphic] 5. Fitted to excite or expre serious or devout reflections; grave; impre ive; awe-inspiring: as, a solemn pile of buildings. There raignd a solemne silence over all. Spenser, F. Q., I. viii. 29. A figure like your father Appears before them, and with solemn march Goes slow and stately by them. sullen . 6. Marked by seriousne or earnestne in lan- guage or demeanor; impre ive; grave: as, to make a solemn promise; a solemn utterance. Why do you bend such solemn brows on me? Shak., K. John, iv. 2. 90. What signifies breaking some scores of solemn prom- ises?-all that's of no consequence, you know. Sheridan, The Rivals, iv. 2. 7. Affectedly grave, serious, or important: as, to put on a solemn face. solemn How would an old Roman laugh, were it po ible for him to see the solemn di ertations that have been made on these weighty subjects! Add is on, Ancient Medals, i. The solemn fop, significant and budge; A fool with judges, amongst fools a judge. Cowper, Conversation, 1. 299. Thou say'st an undisputed thing In such a solemn way. O. W. Holmes, To an Insect. 8. Accompanied with all due forms or ceremonies; made in form; formal; regular: now chiefly a law term: as, probate in solemn form. On the 15th of June, 1515, the Catholic monarch, by a solemn act in cortes, held at Burgos, incorporated his new conquests into the kingdom of Castile. Pre scott, Ferd. and Isa., ii. 23. Neither in England nor in Sicily did official formalism acknowledge even French, much le Italian, as a fit tongue for solemn documents. E. A. Freeman , Encyc. Brit., XVII. 550. 9. Sober; gloomy; dark: noting color or tint. [Rare.] 'Tis not alone my inky cloak, good mother, Nor customary suits of solemn black, That can denote me truly. Shak ., Hamlet, i. 2. 78. We see in needleworks and embroideries it is more pleasing to have a lively work upon a sad and solemn ground than to have a dark and melancholy work upon a lightsome ground. Bacon, Adversity (ed. 1887). IMG:content-1495.png:[blocks in formation] IMG:content-1496.png:[blocks in formation] I saw a Proce ion that the Priests solemnized in the streets. Coryat, Crudities, I. 104. 4. To render solemn; make serious, grave, and reverential: as, to solemnize the mind for the duties of the sanctuary. A solemnizing twilight is the very utmost which could ever steal over Homer's diction. De Quincey, Homer, iii. Also spelled solemnise . =Syn. 2 and 3. Observe, Commemorate, etc. See celebrate. Solemnization. [Rare.] (a). Solemn League and Covenant. See covenant. Solemn service, specifically, in the Church of England, a choral celebration of the communion. =Syn. 5. August, venerable, grand, stately.-6. Serious, etc. (see grave3 ), reverential, sober.