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soled

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sole

2  [sohl] noun, verb, soled, sol⋅ing.
–noun
1. the bottom or under surface of the foot.
2. the corresponding under part of a shoe, boot, or the like, or this part exclusive of the heel.
3. the bottom, under surface, or lower part of anything.
4. Carpentry.
a. the underside of a plane.
b. soleplate.
5. Golf. the part of the head of the club that touches the ground.
–verb (used with object)
6. to furnish with a sole, as a shoe.
7. Golf. to place the sole of (a club) on the ground, as in preparation for a stroke.
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Origin:
1275–1325; ME (n.) < OF < L solea sandal, sole, deriv. of solum base, bottom

Related forms:
soleless, adjective
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sole 1   (sōl)   
n.  

  1. The underside of the foot.

  2. The underside of a shoe or boot, often excluding the heel.

  3. The part on which something else rests while in a vertical position, especially:

    1. The bottom surface of a plow.

    2. The bottom surface of the head of a golf club.

tr.v.   soled, sol·ing, soles

  1. To furnish (a shoe or boot) with a sole.

  2. To put the sole of (a golf club) on the ground, as in preparing to make a stroke.


[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin solea, sandal, from solum, bottom, sole of the foot.]
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Word Origin & History

sole  (n.2)
"flatfish," 1252, from O.Fr. sole, from L. solea "a kind of flatfish," originally "sandal" (see sole (n.1)), so called from resemblance of the fish to a sandal.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Legal Dictionary

Main Entry: sole
Function: adjective
: belonging exclusively or otherwise limited to one usually specified individual, unit, or group
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: sole
Pronunciation: 'sOl
Function: noun
1 : the undersurface of a foot
2 : the somewhat concave plate of moderatelydense horn that covers the lower surface of the coffin bone of the horse, partly surrounds the frog, and is bounded externally by the wall
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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sole (sōl)
n.
The underside of the foot.

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