n. [ F. solde. See Soldier, and cf. Sou. ] Solary; military pay. [ Obs. ] Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]

imp. & p. p. of Sell. [ 1913 Webster ]

n.[ OE. soudan, F. soudan, from the Arabic. See Sultan. ] A sultan. [ Obs. ] Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Bot.) A plant of the genus Soldanella, low Alpine herbs of the Primrose family. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The country ruled by a soldan, or sultan; a sultanate{ 2 }. [ Poet. ] Sir W. Scott. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Soldered p. pr. & vb. n. Soldering. ] [ Formerlysoder. See Solder, n. ] 1. To unite (metallic surfaces or edges) by the intervention of a more fusible metal or metallic alloy applied when melted; to join by means of metallic cement. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To mend; to patch up. “To solder up a broken cause.” Hooker. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Formerly soder; F. soudure, OF. soudeure, fr. OF. & F. souder to solder, L. solidare to fasten, to make solid. See Solid, and cf. Sawder. ] A metal or metallic alloy used when melted for uniting adjacent metallic edges or surfaces; a metallic cement. Hence, anything which unites or cements. [ 1913 Webster ]

Hard solder, a solder which fuses only at a red heat, as one composed of zinc and copper, or silver and copper, etc. --
Soft solder, a solder fusible at comparatively low temperatures; as, plumbers' solder, consisting of two parts lead and one part tin, is a soft solder. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One who solders. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. & n. from Solder, v. t. [ 1913 Webster ]

Soldering iron,
Soldering tool, an instrument for soldering, consisting of a bit or bolt of copper having a pointed or wedge-shaped end, and furnished with a handle. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. 1. To serve as a soldier. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To make a pretense of doing something, or of performing any task. [ Colloq.U.S. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ In this sense the vulgar pronounciation s jocosely preserved. [ 1913 Webster ]

It needs an opera glass to discover whether the leaders are pulling, or only soldiering. C. D. Warner. [ 1913 Webster ]