~ 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'.