-- so called from its brilliancy, color, and value.
(n.) A syllable applied in solmization to the note G, or to the fifth tone of any diatonic scale.
(n.) The tone itself.
(n.) A sou.
(n.) A silver and gold coin of Peru. The silver sol is the unit of value, and is worth about 68 cents.
sol-fa
(v. i.) To sing the notes of the gamut, ascending or descending
as, do or ut, re, mi, fa, sol, la, si, do, or the same in reverse order.
(n.) The gamut, or musical scale. See Tonic sol-fa, under Tonic, n.
sol-faed
(imp. &
p. p.) of Sol-fa
sol-faing
(p. pr. &
vb. n.) of Sol-fa
sola
(a.) See Solus.
(n.) A leguminous plant (Aeschynomene aspera) growing in moist places in Southern India and the East Indies. Its pithlike stem is used for making hats, swimming-jackets, etc.
(fem. a.) Alone
-- chiefly used in stage directions, and the like.