sole

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.]

sole² (sōl)
adj.

1. Being the only one: the sole survivor of the crash.
2. Of or relating to only one individual or group; exclusive: The court has the sole right to decide.
3. Law. Single; unmarried.

[Middle English, alone, from Old French sol, from Latin sōlus.]

sole³ (sōl)
n., pl., sole, or soles.

1. Any of various chiefly marine flatfish of the family Soleidae, related to and resembling the flounders, especially any of several European species, such as Solea solea, valued as food fishes.
2. Any of various other flatfish, especially certain coastal flounders.

[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin solea, sandal, flatfish (from its shape). See sole¹.]

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Flat fish, Solea spp. Dover sole is Solea solea.

The popularity of sole dates back at least to the ancient Romans, who called it solea Jovi (Jupiter's sandal), undoubtedly because of the elongated-oval shape of this flatfish. Though a number of flounder family members (such as Petrale sole, lemon sole, rex sole and butter sole) are incorrectly called sole in the United States, the highly prized true sole is found only in European waters. The best-known of these is the Dover sole (also called Channel sole), which is found in coastal waters from Denmark to the Mediterranean Sea. The body of the Dover sole averages about a foot long and ranges in color from pale gray to dark brown on the top side, with the underside a pale beige. Its delicately flavored flesh has a fine, firm texture. True Dover sole is imported frozen to the United States from several of the northern European countries and is available in better fish markets. Other true sole include the thickback and the sand (or partridge) sole, both smaller and less flavorful than the Dover. Much of what is sold as Dover sole in the United States is actually flounder. Sole can be prepared in a variety of ways including poaching, steaming, baking, broiling and sautéing. It's ideally suited for combining with other foods and sauces. See also fish.

adjective

1. Alone in a given category: lone, one, only, particular, separate, single, singular, solitary, unique. Idioms: first and last, one and only. See include/exclude.
2. Not divided among or shared with others: exclusive, single. See include/exclude.
3. Without a spouse: fancy-free, footloose, lone, single, spouseless, unattached, unmarried, unwed. Idioms: footloose and fancy-free. See marriage/unmarried.

adj

Definition: alone, singular
Antonyms: shared, together

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[sōl]

n. the floor of a ship's cabin or cockpit.

See the Introduction, Abbreviations and Pronunciation for further details.

1. Same as solepiece.
2. Same as soleplate.

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1. The underside of the foot.

2. The underside of a shoe.

The bottom of the foot or hoof.

• s. abrasion — traumatic injury to the sole of the hoof; more common and more serious in soft hooves caused by constant standing in wet footing.
• s. abscess — occurs in all ungulates but most common as a nonspecific disease in horses resulting from nail pricks. Causes pain and lameness, and tetanus in horses, and may extend up behind the wall of the hoof and discharge as a sinus at the coronet.
• s. corium — see solear corium.
• dropped s. — see dropped sole.
• s. puncture — penetration of the sole by a sharp foreign body, e.g. nail.
• soft s. syndrome — soft, crumbly horn in the sole of the hoof, usually all four hooves of the patient are affected, caused usually by failure of wear of the hoof, exacerbated by continued wetness and failure to trim overgrown hooves.
• s. trauma — bruising from excessive walking or walking on rough surfaces occur in horses and cattle. In horses, corns (2) may develop.
• s. ulcer — see pododermatitis circumscripta.

Description	Quantity	Energy (calories)	Carbs (grams)	Protein (grams)	Cholesterol (milligrams)	Weight (grams)	Fat (grams)	Saturated Fat (grams)
baked, butter	3 oz	120	0	16	68	85	6	3.2
baked, margarine	3 oz	120	0	16	55	85	6	1.2
baked, w/o fat	3 oz	80	0	17	59	85	1	0.3

IN BRIEF: The bottom part of the foot or shoe. Also: Only. Also: A flat saltwater fish.

The sole meaning of life is to serve humanity. — Leo Tolstoy (1828-1910).

Tutor's tip: Another word that sounds like "sole" which is the bottom of the foot, is "soul" which is a spiritual part of a person.

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Dansk (Danish)
1.
n. - sål
v. tr. - forsåle

2.
n. - søtunge

3.
adj. - eneste, ene-

Nederlands (Dutch)
zool, schoenzool, voetzool, verzolen, enig, exclusief, tong (vis)

Français (French)
1.
n. - semelle, (Anat) plante
v. tr. - ressemeler

2.
n. - (Zool) sole

3.
adj. - seul, unique, exclusif, indépendant

Deutsch (German)
1.
n. - Sohle
v. - besohlen

2.
n. - (zo.) Seezunge

3.
adj. - einzig, alleinig, Allein-

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - σόλα υποδήματος, (ανατ.) πέλμα (κν. πατούσα), (ζωολ.) γλώσσα, πλάτιχθυς
v. - βάζω σόλα
adj. - αποκλειστικός, μόνος, μοναδικός

Italiano (Italian)
sogliola, risolare, pianta, suola, solo, esclusivo

Português (Portuguese)
n. - planta do pé (f), sola de sapato (f), mulher solteira (f), base (f)
v. - por sola em, solar
adj. - único (m), exclusivo (m)

Русский (Russian)
ступня, подметка, дно, продольная балка, основание, ставить подметку, рыба из семейства косоротых, морской язык, камбала, палтус, единственный, одиночный, исключительный, единоличный, уединенный, одинокий, не состоящий в браке

Español (Spanish)
1.
n. - planta del pie
v. tr. - poner suela a

2.
n. - lenguado

3.
adj. - único, exclusivo

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - sula, undersida, sjötunga, bottenbjälke, syll (bygg.)
v. - sula
adj. - enda, ensam, ogift, oöverträffad, allena

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
1. 脚底, 袜底, 鞋底, 底部, 上以鞋底, 触底

2. 单独的, 专用的, 独占的, 唯一的, 独身的, 未婚的

3. 比目鱼, 鲽鱼, 比目鱼的肉

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
1.
adj. - 單獨的, 專用的, 獨佔的, 唯一的, 獨身的, 未婚的

2.
n. - 比目魚, 鰈魚, 比目魚的肉

3.
n. - 腳底, 襪底, 鞋底, 底部
v. tr. - 上以鞋底, 觸底

한국어 (Korean)
1.
n. - 발바닥, 밑바닥 부분, 구두창
v. tr. - 구두에 창을 대다, (골프 공을 치기위해) 솔을 땅에 대다

2.
n. - 혀가자미, 혀넙치, 서대

3.
adj. - 유일한, 동행이 없는, 단독의

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - たった一つの, 単独の, 独占的な, 唯一の
n. - 足の裏, 底, 裏の部分, シタビラメ, 足底
v. - 底を付ける

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) نوع من ألسمك, نعل, أخمص ألقدم, غير متزوج (فعل) يجعل له نعلا (صفه) وحيد أو فريد‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮סוליה, כף-הרגל, סנדל, "רצפה"‬
v. tr. - ‮התקין סוליה, תפר סוליה‬
n. - ‮דג-משה-רבנו, דג סול‬
adj. - ‮יחיד, בלעדי, בלבדי‬

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