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soleless

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sole

2  [sohl] noun, verb, soled, sol⋅ing.
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–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.
Origin:
1275–1325; ME (n.) < OF < L solea sandal, sole, deriv. of solum base, bottom

Related forms:
soleless, adjective
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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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Medical Dictionary

sole (sōl)
n.
The underside of the foot.

The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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