SOL Sol, n. Etym: [It.] (Mus.) (a) A syllable applied in solmization to the note G, or to the fifth tone of any diatonic scale. (b) The tone itself.
SOL
Sol, n. Etym: [See Sou.]
1. A sou.
2. A silver and gold coin of Peru. The silver sol is the unit of value, and is worth about 68 cents.
SOLA
So"la, a. Etym: [L., fem. of solus.]
Defn: See Solus.
SOLA
So"la, n. Etym: [Native name.] (Bot.)
Defn: A leguminous plant (Æschynomene aspera) growing in moist places in Southern India and the East Indies. Its pithlike stem is used for making hats, swimming-jackets, etc. [Written also solah, shola.]
SOLACE Sol"ace, n. Etym: [OF. solas, ssoulaz, L. solacium, solatium, fr. solari to comfort, console. Cf. Console, v. t.]
1. Comfort in grief; alleviation of grief or anxiety; also, that which relieves in distress; that which cheers or consoles; relief. In business of mirth and of solace. Chaucer. The proper solaces of age are not music and compliments, but wisdom and devotion. Rambler.