I. ˈsōl noun
Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin solea 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 sole) ; also : any of various mostly market flatfishes (as lemon sole) of other families (as Pleuronectidae)
II. noun
Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French sole, soele, from Latin solea sandal; akin to Latin solum base, ground, soil
Date: 14th century
1.
a. : the undersurface of a foot
b. : the part of an item of footwear on which the sole rests and upon which the wearer treads
2. : the usually flat or flattened bottom or lower part of something or the base on which something rests
• soled ˈsōld adjective
III. transitive verb
( soled ; sol·ing )
Date: circa 1570
1. : to furnish with a sole
sole a shoe
2. : to place the sole 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
1. : not married — used chiefly of women
2. archaic : having no companion : solitary
3.
a. : having no sharer
b. : being the only one
she was her mother's sole support
4. : functioning independently and without assistance or interference
let conscience be the sole judge
5. : belonging exclusively or otherwise limited to one usually specified individual, unit, or group
• sole·ness ˈsōl-nəs noun