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‖n. [ F. See chemise. ] 1. A short dressing jacket for women. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A kind of straitjacket. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ F. ] a box, or vase, with a perforated cover to emit perfumes. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Consoled p. pr. & vb. n. Consoling. ] [ L. consolari, . p. p. consolatus; con- + solari to console, comfort: cf. F. consoler. See Solace. ] To cheer in distress or depression; to alleviate the grief and raise the spirits of; to relieve; to comfort; to soothe. [ 1913 Webster ]

And empty heads console with empty sound. Pope. [ 1913 Webster ]

I am much consoled by the reflection that the religion of Christ has been attacked in vain by all the wits and philosophers, and its triumph has been complete. P. Henry.

Syn. -- To comfort; solace; soothe; cheer; sustain; encourage; support. See Comfort. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F. ] 1. (Arch.) (a) A bracket whose projection is not more than half its height. (b) Any small bracket; also, a console table. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Computers) The keyboard and monitor of a computer considered together. [ GG ]

3. (Engineering) The controlling portion of an electrical, electronic, or mechanical device or system, from which the operator may observe the state of the system as indicated by gauges or on some form of display{ n3 }, and may direct or control the action of the system. [ GG +PJC ]

4. the desklike controlling unit of an organ containing the keyboard, pedals, stops, etc. by means of which the organ is played. [ PJC ]

5. a home entertainment device such as a television, radio, phonograph, CD player, or combination of these, designed as a piece of furniture, to stand on the floor rather than on a table or in a separate cabinet; -- also used attributively in the phrase console model. [ PJC ]

Console table, a table whose top is supported by two or more consoles instead of legs. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One who gives consolation. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. See Gasoline. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A highly volatile mixture of fluid hydrocarbons, obtained mostly from petroleum, as also by the distillation of bituminous coal. It is used as a fuel for most automobiles and for many other vehicles with internal combustion engines. The gasoline of commerce is typically blended with additives to improve its performance in internal combustion engines. Gasoline was also used in the early 1900's in making air gas, and in giving illuminating power to water gas. See Carburetor.
Syn. -- petrol[ Brit ]. [ 1913 Webster +PJC ]

{ or }. (Mach.) A kind of internal-combustion engine; -- in British countries called usually petrol engine. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

{ } n. [ It. girasole, or F. girasol, fr. L. gyrare to turn around + sol sun. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

1. (Bot.) See Heliotrope. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Min.) A variety of opal which is usually milk white, bluish white, or sky blue; but in a bright light it reflects a reddish color. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The inside sole of a boot or shoe; also, a loose, thin strip of leather, felt, etc., placed inside the shoe for warmth or ease. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F. insolence, L. insolentia. See Insolent. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

1. The quality of being unusual or novel. [ Obs. ] Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. The quality of being insolent; pride or haughtiness manifested in contemptuous and overbearing treatment of others; arrogant contempt; brutal impudence. [ 1913 Webster ]

Flown with insolence and wine. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. Insolent conduct or treatment; insult. [ 1913 Webster ]

Loaded with fetters and insolences from the soldiers. Fuller. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. To insult. [ Obs. ] Eikon Basilike. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Insolence. [ R. ] Evelyn. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ F. insolent, L. insolens, -entis, pref. in- not + solens accustomed, p. pr. of solere to be accustomed. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

1. Deviating from that which is customary; novel; strange; unusual. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

If one chance to derive any word from the Latin which is insolent to their ears . . . they forthwith make a jest at it. Pettie. [ 1913 Webster ]

If any should accuse me of being new or insolent. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Haughty and contemptuous or brutal in behavior or language; overbearing; domineering; grossly rude or disrespectful; saucy; as, an insolent master; an insolent servant. “A paltry, insolent fellow.” Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

Insolent is he that despiseth in his judgment all other folks as in regard of his value, of his cunning, of his speaking, and of his bearing. Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

Can you not see? or will ye not observe . . .
How insolent of late he is become,
How proud, how peremptory? Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. Proceeding from or characterized by insolence; insulting; as, insolent words or behavior. [ 1913 Webster ]

Their insolent triumph excited . . . indignation. Macaulay.

Syn. -- Overbearing; insulting; abusive; offensive; saucy; impudent; audacious; pert; impertinent; rude; reproachful; opprobrious. -- Insolent, Insulting. Insolent, in its primitive sense, simply denoted unusual; and to act insolently was to act in violation of the established rules of social intercourse. He who did this was insolent; and thus the word became one of the most offensive in our language, indicating gross disregard for the feelings of others. Insulting denotes a personal attack, either in words or actions, indicative either of scorn or triumph. Compare Impertinent, Affront, Impudence. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. In an insolent manner. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Mary, the proper name + sole the fish. ] (Zool.) A large British fluke, or flounder (Rhombus megastoma); -- called also carter, and whiff. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. Mausoleus. See Mausoleum. ] Pertaining to a mausoleum; monumental. [ 1913 Webster ]

n.; pl. E. Mausoleums L. -lea [ L. mausoleum, Gr. &unr_;, fr. &unr_; Mausolus, king of Caria, to whom Artemisia, his widow, erected a stately monument, one of the wonders of the ancient world. ] A magnificent tomb, or stately sepulchral monument. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. me`sos middle. ] (Min.) Same as Thomsonite. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. [ L. obsolescere. See Obsolescent. ] To become obsolescent. [ R. ] Fitzed. Hall. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ See Obsolescent. ] The state of becoming obsolete. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. obsolescens, -entis, p. pr. of obsolescere, to wear out gradually, to fall into disuse; ob (see Ob-) + solere to use, be wont. ] Going out of use; becoming obsolete; passing into desuetude. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. obsoletus, p. p. of obsolescere. See Obsolescent. ] 1. No longer in use; gone into disuse; disused; neglected; as, an obsolete word; an obsolete statute; -- applied chiefly to words, writings, or observances. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Biol.) Not very distinct; obscure; rudimental; imperfectly developed; abortive. [ 1913 Webster ]

Syn. -- Ancient; antiquated; old-fashioned; antique; old; disused; neglected. See Ancient. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. To become obsolete; to go out of use. [ R. ] Fitzed. Hall. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. In an obsolete manner. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. The state of being obsolete, or no longer used; a state of desuetude. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Biol.) Indistinctness; want of development. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A disused word or phrase; an archaism. Fitzed. Hall. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The outside sole of a boot or shoe. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A small parasol. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ F., fr. rissoler to fry meat till it is brown. ] (Cookery) A small ball of rich minced meat or fish, covered with pastry and fried. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } n. [ From hydrosol an aqueous colloidal solution, confused with G. sole, soole, salt water from which salt is obtained. ] (Chem.) A fluid mixture of a colloid and a liquid; a liquid colloidal solution or suspension. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

n. [ F. sole, L. solea; -- so named from its flat shape. See Sole of the foot. ] (Zool.) (a) Any one of several species of flatfishes of the genus Solea and allied genera of the family Soleidae, especially the common European species (Solea vulgaris), which is a valuable food fish. (b) Any one of several American flounders somewhat resembling the true sole in form or quality, as the California sole (Lepidopsetta bilineata), the long-finned sole (Glyptocephalus zachirus), and other species. [ 1913 Webster ]

Lemon, or
French,
sole (Zool.), a European species of sole (Solea pegusa). --
Smooth sole (Zool.), the megrim. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ AS. sole, fr. L. soolea (or rather an assumed L. sola), akin to solumround, soil, sole of the foot. Cf. Exile, Saloon, Soil earth, Sole the fish. ] 1. The bottom of the foot; hence, also, rarely, the foot itself. [ 1913 Webster ]

The dove found no rest for the sole of her foot. Gen. viii. 9. [ 1913 Webster ]

Hast wandered through the world now long a day,
Yet ceasest not thy weary soles to lead. Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. The bottom of a shoe or boot, or the piece of leather which constitutes the bottom. [ 1913 Webster ]

The “caliga” was a military shoe, with a very thick sole, tied above the instep. Arbuthnot. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. The bottom or lower part of anything, or that on which anything rests in standing. Specifially: (a) (Agric.) The bottom of the body of a plow; -- called also slade; also, the bottom of a furrow. (b) (Far.) The horny substance under a horse's foot, which protects the more tender parts. (c) (Fort.) The bottom of an embrasure. (d) (Naut.) A piece of timber attached to the lower part of the rudder, to make it even with the false keel. Totten. (e) (Mining) The seat or bottom of a mine; -- applied to horizontal veins or lodes. [ 1913 Webster ]

Sole leather, thick, strong, used for making the soles of boots and shoes, and for other purposes. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Soled p. pr. & vb. n. Soling. ] To furnish with a sole; as, to sole a shoe. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. solus, or OF. sol, F. seul (fr. L. solus; cf. L. sollus whole, entire. Cf. Desolate, Solemn, Solo, Sullen. ] 1. Being or acting without another; single; individual; only. “The sole son of my queen.” Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

He, be sure . . . first and last will reign
Sole king. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Law) Single; unmarried; as, a feme sole. [ 1913 Webster ]

Corporation sole. See the Note under Corporation. [ 1913 Webster ]

Syn. -- Single; individual; only; alone; solitary. [ 1913 Webster ]

n.[ F. solécisme, L. soloecismus, Gr. soloikismo`s, fr. soloiki`zein to speak or write incorrectly, fr. so`loikos speaking incorrectly, from the corruption of the Attic dialect among the Athenian colonists of So`loi in Cilicia. ] 1. An impropriety or incongruity of language in the combination of words or parts of a sentence; esp., deviation from the idiom of a language or from the rules of syntax. [ 1913 Webster ]

A barbarism may be in one word; a solecism must be of more. Johnson. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Any inconsistency, unfitness, absurdity, or impropriety, as in deeds or manners. [ 1913 Webster ]

Caesar, by dismissing his guards and retaining his power, committed a dangerous solecism in politics. C. Middleton. [ 1913 Webster ]

The idea of having committed the slightest solecism in politeness was agony to him. Sir W. Scott. [ 1913 Webster ]

Syn. -- Barbarism; impropriety; absurdity. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. &unr_;&unr_;&unr_;. ] One who commits a solecism. Blackwall. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Solecistical. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Pertaining to, or involving, a solecism; incorrect. “He thought it made the language solecistical and absurd.” Blackwall. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. In a solecistic manner. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. [ Gr. &unr_;&unr_;&unr_;&unr_;&unr_;. ] To commit a solecism. [ R. ] Dr. H. More. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. Singly; alone; only; without another; as, to rest a cause solely one argument; to rely solelyn one's own strength. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ OE. solempne, OF. solempne, L. solemnis, solennis, sollemnis, sollennis; sollus all, entire + annus a year; properly, that takes place every year; -- used especially of religious solemnities. Cf. Silly, Annual. ] 1. Marked with religious rites and pomps; enjoined by, or connected with, religion; sacred. [ 1913 Webster ]

His holy rites and solemn feasts profaned. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

The worship of this image was advanced, and a solemn supplication observed everry year. Bp. Stillingfleet. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Pertaining to a festival; festive; festal. [ Obs. ] “On this solemn day.” Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. Stately; ceremonious; grand. [ Archaic ] [ 1913 Webster ]

His feast so solemn and so rich. Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

To-night we hold a splemn supper. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. Fitted to awaken or express serious reflections; marked by seriousness; serious; grave; devout; as, a solemn promise; solemn earnestness. [ 1913 Webster ]

Nor wanting power to mitigate and swage
With solemn touches troubled thoughts. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

There reigned a solemn silence over all. Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]

5. Real; earnest; downright. [ Obs. & R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

Frederick, the emperor, . . . has spared no expense in strengthening this city; since which time we find no solemn taking it by the Turks. Fuller. [ 1913 Webster ]

6. Affectedly grave or serious; as, to put on a solemn face. “A solemn coxcomb.” Swift. [ 1913 Webster ]

7. (Law) Made in form; ceremonious; as, solemn war; conforming with all legal requirements; as, probate in solemn form. Burrill. Jarman. Greenleaf. [ 1913 Webster ]

Solemn League and Covenant. See Covenant, 2. [ 1913 Webster ]

Syn. -- Grave; formal; ritual; ceremonial; sober; serious; reverential; devotional; devout. See Grave. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Solemnness. [ 1913 Webster ]

Some think he wanted solemnes. Sir H. Wotton. [ 1913 Webster ]

n.; pl. Solemnities [ L. solemnitas, solennitas: cf. F. solennité, solemnité, OF. also sollempnité. ] 1. A rite or ceremony performed with religious reverence; religious or ritual ceremony; as, the solemnity of a funeral, a sacrament. [ 1913 Webster ]

Great was the cause; our old solemnities
From no blind zeal or fond tradition rise,
But saved from death, our Argives yearly pay
These grateful honors to the god of day. Pope. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. ceremony adapted to impress with awe. [ 1913 Webster ]

The forms and solemnities of the last judgment. Atterburry. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. Ceremoniousness; impressiveness; seriousness; grave earnestness; formal dignity; gravity. [ 1913 Webster ]

With much glory and great solemnity. Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

The statelines and gravity of the Spaniards shows itself in the solemnity of their language. Addison. [ 1913 Webster ]

These promises were often made with great solemnity and confirmed with an oath. J. Edwards. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. Hence, affected gravity or seriousness. [ 1913 Webster ]

Solemnity 's a cover for a sot. Young. [ 1913 Webster ]

5. Solemn state or feeling; awe or reverence; also, that which produces such a feeling; as, the solemnity of an audience; the solemnity of Westminster Abbey. [ 1913 Webster ]

6. (Law) A solemn or formal observance; proceeding according to due form; the formality which is necessary to render a thing done valid. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. To solemnize; as, to solemnizate matrimony. [ R. ] Bp. Burnet. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Cf. F. solemnisation, solennisation. ] The act of solemnizing; celebration; as, the solemnization of a marriage. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Solemnization. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

Though spoused, yet wanting wedlock's solemnize. Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]