sole

sole
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[[t]soʊl[/t]]
adj.
1) being the only one; only:
the sole living relative[/ex]
2) belonging or pertaining to one individual or group to the exclusion of all others; exclusive:
the sole right to the estate[/ex]
3) functioning automatically or with independent power:
the sole authority[/ex]
4) law Law. (of a woman) unmarried
5) archaic having no companions; alone
Etymology: 1350–1400; ME soule alone < OF sol < L sōlus sole′ness, n. II
sole
[[t]soʊl[/t]] n. v. soled, sol•ing
1) the undersurface of a foot
2) clo the corresponding under part of a shoe or other footwear
3) the bottom or undersurface of anything
4) spo the part of the head of a golf club that touches the ground
5) clo to furnish with a sole
6) spo to place the sole of (a golf club) on the ground
Etymology: 1275–1325; ME (n.) < OF < L solea sandal, sole, der. of solum base, bottom III
sole
[[t]soʊl[/t]] n. pl. (esp. collectively)sole, (esp. for kinds or species)soles.
1) ich any flatfish of the families Soleidae and Cynoglossidae, having a hooklike snout, esp
Solea solea[/ex]
2) ich the market name of any of various other flatfishes resembling the sole
Etymology: 1300–50; ME < MF < OPr < VL *sola (for L solea; see sole II), so called from its flat shape

From formal English to slang. 2014.

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