Sole /(?)/

Sole

n.
  1. Any one of several species of flatfishes of the genus Solea and allied genera of the family Soleidae, especially the common European species (Solea vulgaris), which is a valuable food fish. (Zool.)

Phrases & Compounds
Lemon, [or] French, sole
a European species of sole (Solea pegusa).
Smooth sole
the megrim.

Sole

n.
  1. The bottom of the foot; hence, also, rarely, the foot itself.
    The dove found no rest for the sole of her foot.
    — Gen. viii. 9.
    Hast wandered through the world now long a day, Yet ceasest not thy weary soles to lead.
  2. The bottom of a shoe or boot, or the piece of leather which constitutes the bottom.
    The “caliga” was a military shoe, with a very thick sole, tied above the instep.
  3. The bottom or lower part of anything, or that on which anything rests in standing. (Agric.)

Phrases & Compounds
Sole leather
thick, strong, used for making the soles of boots and shoes, and for other purposes.

Sole

v. t.

imp. & p. p. Soled; p. pr. & vb. n. Soling

  1. To furnish with a sole; as, to sole a shoe.

Sole

a.
  1. Being or acting without another; single; individual; only.
    He, be sure . . . first and last will reign Sole king.
  2. Single; unmarried; as, a feme sole. (Law)

Phrases & Compounds
Corporation sole
See the Note under Corporation.