sole

2
[ sohl ]
/ soʊl /

noun

verb (used with object), soled, sol·ing.

to furnish with a sole, as a shoe.
Golf. to place the sole of (a club) on the ground, as in preparation for a stroke.

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Origin of sole

2
1275–1325; Middle English (noun) < Old French < Latin solea sandal, sole, derivative of solum base, bottom

OTHER WORDS FROM sole

sole·less, adjective

Words nearby sole

soldiering, soldierly, soldiers' home, soldiery, soldo, sole, sole custody, sole trader, sole-charge school, sole-source, solecism
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British Dictionary definitions for soled (1 of 3)

sole1
/ (səʊl) /

adjective

(prenominal) being the only one; only
(prenominal) of or relating to one individual or group and no othersole rights on a patent
law having no wife or husbandSee also feme sole
an archaic word for solitary

Derived forms of sole

soleness, noun

Word Origin for sole

C14: from Old French soule, from Latin sōlus alone

British Dictionary definitions for soled (2 of 3)

sole2
/ (səʊl) /

noun

verb (tr)

to provide (a shoe) with a sole
golf to rest (the club) on the ground, as when preparing to make a stroke

Derived forms of sole

soleless, adjective

Word Origin for sole

C14: via Old French from Latin solea sandal; probably related to solum the ground

British Dictionary definitions for soled (3 of 3)

sole3
/ (səʊl) /

noun plural sole or soles

any tongue-shaped flatfish of the family Soleidae, esp Solea solea (European sole): most common in warm seas and highly valued as food fishes
any of certain other similar fishes

Word Origin for sole

C14: via Old French from Vulgar Latin sola (unattested), from Latin solea a sandal (from the fish's shape)
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Medical definitions for soled

sole
[ sōl ]

n.

The underside of the foot.
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