The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
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The piece eventually spawned a bridal and commitment jewelry line, introduced in September, that is at once charming and impertinent: black diamonds, solitaires with inverted settings, and outré inscriptions.
From New York Times ● Dec. 6, 2011
Sometimes at night, she could hear the cries of the quail doves and solitaires interspersed with the songs from the aviary.
From "Dreaming in Cuban" by Cristina García
Edmond Russell severely criticises diamond solitaires for earrings and esteems the stone a difficult one to wear except when small and used in quantities as settings for other jewels.
From Social Life or, The Manners and Customs of Polite Society by Maud C. Cooke
Mrs. Lathrop just felt her diamond solitaires, glanced at the new kitchen range, and was silent.
From Susan Clegg and Her Love Affairs by Anne Warner
The betrothed reported to H. R. that they found the display of the solitaires interfered with the sales of tickets.
From H. R. by Edwin Lefevre
