Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - sole
Sole
sole
1. n. & v. --n. 1 the under-surface of the foot. 2 the part of a shoe, sock, etc., corresponding to this (esp. excluding the heel). 3 the lower surface or base of an implement, e.g. a plough, golf-club head, etc. 4 the floor of a ship's cabin. --v.tr. provide (a shoe etc.) with a sole. Phrases and idioms sole-plate the bedplate of an engine etc. Derivatives -soled adj. (in comb.). Etymology: OF ult. f. L solea sandal, sill: cf. OE unrecorded solu or sola f. solum bottom, pavement, sole 2. n. any flatfish of the family Soleidae, esp. Solea solea used as food. Etymology: ME f. OF f. Prov. sola ult. f. L solea (as SOLE(1), named from its shape) 3. adj. 1 (attrib.) one and only; single, exclusive (the sole reason; has the sole right). 2 archaic or Law (esp. of a woman) unmarried. 3 archaic alone, unaccompanied. Derivatives solely adv. Etymology: ME f. OF soule f. L sola fem. of solus alone
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I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin ~a sandal, a flatfish Date: 13th century any of various flatfishes (family Soleidae) having a small mouth, small or rudimentary fins, and small eyes placed close together and including important food fishes (as the European Dover ~), II. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French ~, soele, from Latin ~a sandal; akin to Latin solum base, ground, soil Date: 14th century 1. the undersurface of a foot, the part of an item of footwear on which the ~ rests and upon which the wearer treads, the usually flat or flattened bottom or lower part of something or the base on which something rests, ~d adjective III. transitive verb (~d; soling) Date: circa 1570 to furnish with a ~ , to place the ~ of (a golf club) on the ground, IV. adjective Etymology: Middle English, alone, from Anglo-French sul, soul, seul, from Latin solus Date: 14th century not married, having no companion ; solitary, 3. having no sharer, being the only one , functioning independently and without assistance or interference , belonging exclusively or otherwise limited to one usually specified individual, unit, or group, ~ness noun ...Толковый словарь английского языка
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