SOLE


Meaning of SOLE in English

~ 1

■ noun

1》 the underside of a person's foot.

↘the section forming the underside of a piece of footwear.

2》 the underside of a tool or implement, e.g. a plane or the head of a golf club.

3》 the floor of a ship's cabin or cockpit.

■ verb put a new ~ on (a shoe).

Derivatives

-~d adjective

Origin

ME: from OFr., from L. ~a 'sandal, sill', from solum 'bottom, pavement, ~'.

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~ 2

■ noun ( plural same) an edible marine flatfish. [Several species in the families Soleidae, Pleuronectidae, and Bothidae.]

Origin

ME: from OFr., from Provençal sola , from L. ~a (see ~ 1 ), named from its shape.

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~ 3

■ adjective

1》 one and only.

↘belonging or restricted to one person or group.

2》 archaic (especially of a woman) unmarried.

↘alone.

Origin

ME: from OFr. soule , from L. sola , feminine of solus 'alone'.

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