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Sol-fa
n.
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The gamut, or musical scale. See Tonic sol-fa, under Tonic, n.
Solfanaria
n.
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A sulphur mine.
Solfatara
n.
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A volcanic area or vent which yields only sulphur vapors, steam, and the like. It represents the stages of the volcanic activity.
Solfeggiare
v. i.
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To sol-fa. See Sol-fa, v. i.
Solfeggio
n.
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The system of arranging the scale by the names do, re, mi, fa, sol, la, si, by which singing is taught; a singing exercise upon these syllables.
Solferino
n.
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A brilliant deep pink color with a purplish tinge, one of the dyes derived from aniline; -- so called from Solferino in Italy, where a battle was fought about the time of its discovery.
Soli
n.
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pl. of Solo.
Solicited
imp. & p. p.
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of Solicit
Soliciting
p. pr. & vb. n.
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of Solicit
Solicit
v. t.
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To ask from with earnestness; to make petition to; to apply to for obtaining something; as, to solicit person for alms.
Solicit
v. t.
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To endeavor to obtain; to seek; to plead for; as, to solicit an office; to solicit a favor.
Solicit
v. t.
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To awake or excite to action; to rouse desire in; to summon; to appeal to; to invite.
Solicit
v. t.
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To urge the claims of; to plead; to act as solicitor for or with reference to.
Solicit
v. t.
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To disturb; to disquiet; -- a Latinism rarely used.
Solicitant
n.
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One who solicits.
Solicitate
a.
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Solicitous.
Soliitation
n.
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The act of soliciting; earnest request; persistent asking; importunity.
Soliitation
n.
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Excitement; invitation; as, the solicitation of the senses.
Solicitor
n.
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One who solicits.
Solicitor
n.
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An attorney or advocate; one who represents another in court; -- formerly, in English practice, the professional designation of a person admitted to practice in a court of chancery or equity. See the Note under Attorney.
Solicitor
n.
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The law officer of a city, town, department, or government; as, the city solicitor; the solicitor of the treasury.
Solicitor-general
n.
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The second law officer in the government of Great Britain; also, a similar officer under the United States government, who is associated with the attorney-general; also, the chief law officer of some of the States.
Solicitous
v. t.
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Disposed to solicit; eager to obtain something desirable, or to avoid anything evil; concerned; anxious; careful.
Solicitress
n.
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A woman who solicits.
Solicitude
n.
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The state of being solicitous; uneasiness of mind occasioned by fear of evil or desire good; anxiety.
Solid
a.
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Having the constituent parts so compact, or so firmly adhering, as to resist the impression or penetration of other bodies; having a fixed form; hard; firm; compact; -- opposed to fluid and liquid or to plastic, like clay, or to incompact, like sand.
Solid
a.
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Not hollow; full of matter; as, a solid globe or cone, as distinguished from a hollow one; not spongy; dense; hence, sometimes, heavy.
Solid
a.
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Having all the geometrical dimensions; cubic; as, a solid foot contains 1,728 solid inches.
Solid
a.
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Firm; compact; strong; stable; unyielding; as, a solid pier; a solid pile; a solid wall.
Solid
a.
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Applied to a compound word whose parts are closely united and form an unbroken word; -- opposed to hyphened.