SOLE

I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin ~a sandal, a flatfish Date: 13th century any of various flatfishes (family Soleidae) having a small mouth, small or rudimentary fins, and small eyes placed close together and including important food fishes (as the European Dover ~), II. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French ~, soele, from Latin ~a sandal; akin to Latin solum base, ground, soil Date: 14th century 1. the undersurface of a foot, the part of an item of footwear on which the ~ rests and upon which the wearer treads, the usually flat or flattened bottom or lower part of something or the base on which something rests, ~d adjective III. transitive verb (~d; soling) Date: circa 1570 to furnish with a ~ , to place the ~ of (a golf club) on the ground, IV. adjective Etymology: Middle English, alone, from Anglo-French sul, soul, seul, from Latin solus Date: 14th century not married, having no companion ; solitary , 3. having no sharer, being the only one , functioning independently and without assistance or interference , belonging exclusively or otherwise limited to one usually specified individual, unit, or group, ~ness noun