SOLOMON
Sol"o*mon, n.
Defn: One of the kings of Israel, noted for his superior wisdom and magnificent reign; hence, a very wise man. — Sol`o*mon"ic, a. Solomon's seal (Bot.), a perennial liliaceous plant of the genus Polygonatum, having simple erect or curving stems rising from thick and knotted rootstocks, and with white or greenish nodding flowers. The commonest European species is Polygonatum multiflorum. P. biflorum and P. giganteum are common in the Eastern United States. See Illust. of Rootstock. False Solomon's seal (Bot.), any plant of the liliaceous genus Smilacina having small whitish flowers in terminal racemes or panicles.
SOLOMON'S SEAL
Sol"o*mon's seal.
Defn: A mystic symbol consisting of two interlaced triangles forming a star with six points, often with one triangle dark and one light, symbolic of the union of soul and body.
SOLON
So"lon, n.
Defn: A celebrated Athenian lawmaker, born about 638 b. c.; hence, a legislator; a publicist; — often used ironically.
SOLO WHIST
Solo whist.
Defn: A card game played with the full pack ranking as at whist, each player declaring for which of seven different points he proposes to play.
SOLPUGID
Sol*pu"gid, a. (Zoöl.)
Defn: Of or pertaining to the Solifugæ.
— n.