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Sol [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1828

1. In France, a small copper coin; a penny; usually sou sor sous.

2. A copper coin and money of acount in Switzerland.

3. The name of a not in music.

Sol [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1913

1. The sun.

2. Gold; -- so called from its brilliancy, color, and value.

3. A syllable applied in solmization to the note G, or to the fifth tone of any diatonic scale.

4. The tone itself.

5. A sou.

6. A silver and gold coin of Peru. The silver sol is the unit of value, and is worth about 68 cents.

Sol-fa [Verb intransitive] Webster's Dictionary 1828

To pronounce the notes of the gammut, ascending or descending, ut, re , mi, sol, la, and e converso.

Sol-fa [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1913

The gamut, or musical scale. See Tonic sol-fa, under Tonic, n.

Sol-fa [Verb intransitive] Webster's Dictionary 1913

To sing the notes of the gamut, ascending or descending; as, do or ut, re, mi, fa, sol, la, si, do, or the same in reverse order.

Sol-faed [Imperfect tense and past participle] Webster's Dictionary 1913

of Sol-fa

Sol-faing [Present participle and verbal noun] Webster's Dictionary 1913

of Sol-fa

Sola [Adjective] Webster's Dictionary 1913

See Solus.

Sola [Feminine a] Webster's Dictionary 1913

Alone; -- chiefly used in stage directions, and the like.

Sola [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1913

A leguminous plant (Aeschynomene aspera) growing in moist places in Southern India and the East Indies. Its pithlike stem is used for making hats, swimming-jackets, etc.

Solace [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1828

Comfort in grief; alleviation of grief or anxiety; also, that which relieves in distress; recreation. The propersolaces of age are not music and compliments, but wisdom and devotion.

Solace [Verb intransitive] Webster's Dictionary 1828

To take comfort; to be cheered or relieved in grief.

Solace [Verb transitive] Webster's Dictionary 1828

1. To cheer in grief or under calamity; to comfort; to relieve in afflication; to console; applied to persons; as, to solace one's self with the hop of future reward.

2. To allay; to assuage; as, to solace grief.

Solace [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1913

1. To cheer in grief or under calamity; to comfort; to relieve in affliction, solitude, or discomfort; to console; -- applied to persons; as, to solace one with the hope of future reward.

2. To allay; to assuage; to soothe; as, to solace grief.

Solace [Verb intransitive] Webster's Dictionary 1913

To take comfort; to be cheered.

Solace [Verb transitive] Webster's Dictionary 1913

1. Comfort in grief; alleviation of grief or anxiety; also, that which relieves in distress; that which cheers or consoles; relief.

2. Rest; relaxation; ease.

Solaced [Participle passive] Webster's Dictionary 1828

Comforted; cheered in afflication.

Solaced [Imperfect tense and past participle] Webster's Dictionary 1913

of Solace

Solacement [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1913

The act of solacing, or the state of being solaced; also, that which solaces.

Solacing [Participle present tense] Webster's Dictionary 1828

Relieving grief; cheering in affliction.

Solacing [Present participle and verbal noun] Webster's Dictionary 1913

of Solace

Solacious [Adjective] Webster's Dictionary 1828

Affording comfort or amusement. [Not in use.]

Solacious [Adjective] Webster's Dictionary 1913

Affording solace; as, a solacious voice.

Solan goose Webster's Dictionary 1913

The common gannet.

Solan goose Encyclopedia Britannica

SOLAN GOOSE. See Gannet.

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Solan-goose [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1828

The gannet, (Pelecanus bassanus, ) as aquatic fowl found on the coasts of Great Britain and Ireland. It is nearly of the size of the domestic goose.

Solanaceous [Adjective] Webster's Dictionary 1913

Of or pertaining to plants of the natural order Solanaceae, of which the nightshade (Solanum) is the type. The order includes also the tobacco, ground cherry, tomato, eggplant, red pepper, and many more.

Soland [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1913

A solan goose.

Solander [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1828

A disease in horses.

Solander [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1913

See Sallenders.

Solania [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1913

Solanine.

Solanicine [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1913

An alkaloid produced by the action of hydrochloric acid on solanidine, as a tasteless yellow crystalline substance.

Solanidine [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1913

An alkaloid produced by the decomposition of solanine, as a white crystalline substance having a harsh bitter taste.

Solanine [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1913

A poisonous alkaloid glucoside extracted from the berries of common nightshade (Solanum nigrum), and of bittersweet, and from potato sprouts, as a white crystalline substance having an acrid, burning taste; -- called also solonia, and solanina.

Solano [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1828

A hot S.E. wind in Spain which produces inflammatory effects on men.

Solano Webster's Dictionary 1913

A hot, oppressive wind which sometimes blows in the Mediterranean, particularly on the eastern coast of Spain.

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Genesis 8:9

But the dove found no rest for the sole of her foot, and she returned unto him into the ark, for the waters were on the face of the whole earth: then he put forth his hand, and took her, and pulled her in unto him into the ark.

But the dove found no place to rest her foot, and she returned to him in the ark, because the waters were still covering the surface of all the earth. So he reached out his hand and brought her back inside the ark.

Genesis 25:33

And Jacob said, Swear to me this day; and he sware unto him: and he sold his birthright unto Jacob.

“Swear to me first,” Jacob said. So Esau swore to Jacob and sold him the birthright.

Genesis 31:13

I am the God of Bethel, where thou anointedst the pillar, and where thou vowedst a vow unto me: now arise, get thee out from this land, and return unto the land of thy kindred.

I am the God of Bethel, where you anointed the pillar and made a solemn vow to Me. Now get up and leave this land at once, and return to your native land.’”

Genesis 31:15

Are we not counted of him strangers? for he hath sold us, and hath quite devoured also our money.

Are we not regarded by him as outsiders? Not only has he sold us, but he has certainly squandered what was paid for us.

Genesis 37:28

Then there passed by Midianites merchantmen; and they drew and lifted up Joseph out of the pit, and sold Joseph to the Ishmeelites for twenty pieces of silver: and they brought Joseph into Egypt.

So when the Midianite traders passed by, his brothers pulled Joseph out of the pit and sold him for twenty shekels of silver to the Ishmaelites, who took him to Egypt.

Genesis 37:36

And the Midianites sold him into Egypt unto Potiphar, an officer of Pharaoh’s, and captain of the guard.

Meanwhile, the Midianites sold Joseph in Egypt to Potiphar, an officer of Pharaoh and captain of the guard.

Genesis 41:56

And the famine was over all the face of the earth: and Joseph opened all the storehouses, and sold unto the Egyptians; and the famine waxed sore in the land of Egypt.

When the famine had spread over all the land, Joseph opened up all the storehouses and sold grain to the Egyptians; for the famine was severe in the land of Egypt.

Genesis 42:6

And Joseph was the governor over the land, and he it was that sold to all the people of the land: and Joseph’s brethren came, and bowed down themselves before him with their faces to the earth.

Now Joseph was the ruler of the land; he was the one who sold grain to all its people. So when his brothers arrived, they bowed down before him with their faces to the ground.

Genesis 43:3

And Judah spake unto him, saying, The man did solemnly protest unto us, saying, Ye shall not see my face, except your brother be with you.

But Judah replied, “The man solemnly warned us, ‘You will not see my face again unless your brother is with you.’

Genesis 45:4

And Joseph said unto his brethren, Come near to me, I pray you. And they came near. And he said, I am Joseph your brother, whom ye sold into Egypt.

Then Joseph said to his brothers, “Please come near me.” And they did so. “I am Joseph, your brother,” he said, “the one you sold into Egypt!

Genesis 45:5

Now therefore be not grieved, nor angry with yourselves, that ye sold me hither: for God did send me before you to preserve life.

And now, do not be distressed or angry with yourselves that you sold me into this place, because it was to save lives that God sent me before you.

Genesis 47:20

And Joseph bought all the land of Egypt for Pharaoh; for the Egyptians sold every man his field, because the famine prevailed over them: so the land became Pharaoh’s.

So Joseph acquired for Pharaoh all the land in Egypt; the Egyptians, one and all, sold their fields because the famine was so severe upon them. The land became Pharaoh’s,

Genesis 47:22

Only the land of the priests bought he not; for the priests had a portion assigned them of Pharaoh, and did eat their portion which Pharaoh gave them: wherefore they sold not their lands.

However, he did not acquire the priests’ portion of the land, for it had been given to them by Pharaoh. They ate the rations that Pharaoh supplied; so they did not sell their land.

Genesis 50:11

And when the inhabitants of the land, the Canaanites, saw the mourning in the floor of Atad, they said, This is a grievous mourning to the Egyptians: wherefore the name of it was called Abel-mizraim, which is beyond Jordan.

When the Canaanites of the land saw the mourning at the threshing floor of Atad, they said, “This is a solemn ceremony of mourning by the Egyptians.” Thus the place across the Jordan is called Abel-mizraim.

Exodus 13:19

And Moses took the bones of Joseph with him: for he had straitly sworn the children of Israel, saying, God will surely visit you; and ye shall carry up my bones away hence with you.

Moses took the bones of Joseph with him because Joseph had made the sons of Israel swear a solemn oath when he said, “God will surely attend to you, and then you must carry my bones with you from this place.”

Exodus 19:23

And Moses said unto the LORD, The people cannot come up to mount Sinai: for thou chargedst us, saying, Set bounds about the mount, and sanctify it.

But Moses said to the LORD, “The people cannot come up Mount Sinai, for You solemnly warned us, ‘Put a boundary around the mountain and set it apart as holy.’”

Exodus 22:3

If the sun be risen upon him, there shall be blood shed for him; for he should make full restitution; if he have nothing, then he shall be sold for his theft.

But if it happens after sunrise, there is guilt for his bloodshed. A thief must make full restitution; if he has nothing, he himself shall be sold for his theft.

Leviticus 16:22

And the goat shall bear upon him all their iniquities unto a land not inhabited: and he shall let go the goat in the wilderness.

The goat will carry on itself all their iniquities into a solitary place, and the man will release it into the wilderness.

Leviticus 23:36

Seven days ye shall offer an offering made by fire unto the LORD: on the eighth day shall be an holy convocation unto you; and ye shall offer an offering made by fire unto the LORD: it is a solemn assembly; and ye shall do no servile work therein.

For seven days you are to present an offering made by fire to the LORD. On the eighth day you are to hold a sacred assembly and present an offering made by fire to the LORD. It is a solemn assembly; you must not do any regular work.

Leviticus 25:23

The land shall not be sold for ever: for the land is mine; for ye are strangers and sojourners with me.

The land must not be sold permanently, because it is Mine, and you are but foreigners and residents with Me.