vipers, and the true vipers or adders. Nearly all fall i 
the two families Crot(tli<l;t ami Viiwridie, though two , - 
others (Causidai and Atractaspididjf) are recognized. See SOle-plate (sol plat), II. 1. In macll,, a bed- 
Pntemiilupha, and cuts under adder, Crotalus, pit-viper, plate: as, the sole-plate of an engine. 2. In n 
and rattlcfnake. 
solenoglyphic (so-le-no-glif'ik), a. 
</lyi>lt T -ic.] Same as solenoyli/pli. 
[< soli iin- 
x<il-l'n). + -fiji/i", a common It. termination 
: (ii) Same a- xiiliili:iitinii. ill) A VOCttl 
exercise consisting of tones variously com 
bined in steps, skips, or running passages, 
sunji either to simple vowels or to arbitrary 
syllables, and designed to develop the quality. 
Solenoglypha 5757 solicit 
The viperine or crotalifonn serpents, a group of nostotniilte, including such species as S. cya- rious orili.-es. frequently giving rise to 
the order (>iiliiilin, having the maxillary teeth nopterus. Also Hi>l< 'iinxtniHi i. are known asniud-\olr- 
few, canaliculated,andfang-like. it includes some sole-piece (sol'pes), . In //</, the lower salscs: a region of dying or don IUMH. 
of the most venomous serpents, as the rattlesnakes or pit- part of a set or dum/. & '.ition un- solfataric likj.'i. \< mlfiiliiru -* 
di-rxi/i, n., 1:1 (6). Of or pertaining to or recembling a colfat 
n-ic gases still issue, and :. .is the re- 
sult of tilt *'>fHlf{lril- Hrtioll H|wlll rljniail 
water-wheel, the back part of a bucket, it is 
oftenformed by acontinuouscylinderconcentric with the solfeggio (sol-fcj'io). .: ]il. tolffagii (-11). [It.. 
.,., ., --- axis of the wheel, and having the buckets lmiUu|,u it. < W J + I'n. nann - of notes of the gamut (see 
solenoid (so-le'noid), w. [<Gr. mMfwmdfc.pipe- v, *'"* 
shaped, grooved, < aw\i/v. a channel, pipe, + Also called I'/'''.-/ 1 '"'' 
cMoc, form.] A helix of copper or other con- SOlert, . A Middle hnglish form tttoUor. 
ducting wire sole-reflex (solre"fleks), n. See re/Zftr. 
wound in the SOleret, See solleret. 
form of a cylin- SOlertt (sol'ert), a. [< L. sailers, less correctly 
der so as to be so ' ers (-***-)) skilful, clever, crafty, < xulliix, 
nearly equiva- a ^ ( 8ee *' e ^)j + ar(t-)s, art, craft: see art 2 .] 
lent to a number Crafty; subtle. 
of eoii-il -uid It was far more reasonable to think that, because man 
equal ail L WM the wiaegt (or moat ^^^ and MtlTe>of an anj,,,,,!,,, 
therefore he had hands given him. 
Cudworth, Intellectual System, p. 685. 
solertiousnesst (so-lfer'shus-nes), . [< "soler- 
tious (< L. soltertia, solertia, skill, cunning, < DU**. < ...... j..-.~.. 
sollers, solers, skilful) + -<**.] The quality of Solibranchia (so-li-brang'ki-a). n. pi. 
being solert; subtleness; expertness; clever- L. solus, sole, + taMMM* gills.] Fishes: a 
ness; skill. synonym of Pisces. Lain in,. 
The king confessed that they had hit upon the Inter- Solicit (so-lis'it), r. [< ME. MiMfe*, xolycyteii, 
pretation of his secret meaning : which abounded to the < OF. soliciter, F. solliciter = Pr. sollicitar = 
praise of Mr. Williams' solertiousnets. * >--' 
Bp. Backet, Abp. Williams, i. 22. (Daviet.) 
soleship (sol'ship), H. [< sol? 3 + -ship.] Limi- 
tation to only one individual ; sole or exclusive 
right; monopoly. [Rare.] 
The soleship ol 
was in the bish 
solenoidal (sol-e-noi'dal), a. [< solenoid + -al] themselves. 
Pertaining or relating to a solenoid; resembling sole-tile (sol 
a solenoid, or equivalent to a solenoid magneti- bottoms of sewers, muffles, etc., of which the 
cally .- Solenoidal magnet. See magnet. whole circumference is not in one piece. It is 
SOlenoidally (sol-e-noi'dal-i), adv. As a sole- made flat or curved, according to the needs of 
noid Encuc Brit XV. 231. the case. See cuts under seim-3. E. H. Knit/Ill, then- proper senses, and force an entrance to the mind. 
Solenomya (sol-e-no'mi-a), *. [NL., < Sole* SOleUS (so-le'us), n. ; pi. sold (-i). [NL. also Locke, Human CndersUnding, II. i I . 
+ Hi/an The typical genus ofSolenomyidx: solans (and solea),<l,.sotea, the sole of the foot: 
so called because seesofe 1 .] A broad flat muscle of the calf of the 
supposed to com- /^5iHHBIP* T ^^\ le &' situated immediately in front of (deeper 
bine characters f-JJU $R\ than) the gastrocnemius. It arises from the back 
cTpnpra 4 I ~ "'" l ^> \ upper part of the fibula and tibia, and its tendon unites 
genert ^ ^ j ^ ^ rf thg gastrocnemiu8 to form the tendo A chiilis. 
parallel circu- 
lar circuits ar- 
ranged upon a 
common axis, 
solenoid. Theendsof thewire 
are brought to the 
middle point, and when a current is passed through the 
circuit the solenoid behaves, as far as external action is con- 
cerned, like a long and thin bar magnet. For this reason, 
such a magnet is called & solenoidal magnet ; and Ampere's 
theory of magnetism is based on the assumption that 
magnets and solenoidal systems of currents are fundamen- 
tally identical. 
A magnetic solenoid is an infinitely thin bar of any form 
longitudinally magnetized with an intensity varying in- 
versely as the area of the normal section [that is, the 
cross-section perpendicular to the length] in different 
parts. J. E. H. Gordon, Elect, and Mag., 1. 157. 
named from 
s,>lf<-ri,,<> in ItaTv, because this color was dis- 
SL..J ; 1 1A VPHP (IKiSft of the French vic- 
covered in t le r re 
tory of Sotjmixi. ( \ /;/</' In. } 
rosaniline; an intensely cliromatic and lumi- 
nous purplish rose-color. Se 
soli, n. Italian plural of miln. 
, . 
. solicitor = It. soiled t<n'<: ,,,,11,,-il,,,;; < L. 
, egs correct ly solicilnre, agitate, 
arou8e( solicit, < sollicitus, less correctly soli- 
tftus, agitated, anxious, punctilious, lit. 'thor- 
oughly moved,' < OL. soltus, whole, entire (see 
That fruit . . . solicited her longing 
Sounds and some tangible qualities fall not to toUal 
Oton, P. L, ix. 743. 
of the 
Solen and Mya. 
Menke,183Q. Al- 
so Solemya. 
Solen OinyidSB Soltnomya lagata (right valve). 
(89-le-no-mi'i- 
de), n. pi. [NL., < Solenomya + -idee.'] Afamily 
of bivalve mollusks, typified by the genus Sole- 80 j.f a (sol'fa), r 
nomya ~ " '' ' "-' -'" ----- 
The soleus is not a common muscle, and its great bulk in 
man, where it largely contributes to the swelling of the 
calf, is exceptional, and inversely proportionate to the 
smallness of the plantaris. See cuts under mwwfei and 
tendon. 
soleynt, ". and . A Middle English form of sul- 
len. 
[In ME. solfe, solfye, < OF. 
bivalves are sometimes called pod-gapers, 
myada (J. E. Gray, 1840) and Solemyidee. 
solenostome (so-le'no-stom), n. [< Solenosto- 
*.] A solenostombid. 
Solenostomi (sol-e-nos'to-mi), H. pi. A sub- 
order of lophobraiichiate fishes with an ante- 
zate, or sing solfeggi). 
I haue be prest and parsonn passynge thretti wynter, 
jete can I neither solfe ne synge ne seyntcs lyues rede. 
Piers Plowman (B), v. 423. 
II. trans. In music, to sing to solmization- 
syllables instead of to words. 
rior spinous dorsal and spinous ventral fins, so ^.f a (gol'fit), n. and a. [See sol-fa, i:] I. 
including the family Solenostomidx. 
Solenostomida (so-le-no-stom'i-de), n. pi. 
[NL., < Solenostomus + -idx.] A family of sol- 
enostomous lophobranchiate fishes, typified by 
the genus Solenostomus. An anterior high short spi- 
nous dorsal and a posterior low one are widely separated ; 
the pectorals are inserted low on narrow bases, and the 
caudal is well developed. The few known species are pe- 
culiar to the Indo- Pacific ocean. The females carry their 
eggs under the belly, in a pouch formed by the ventral 
flns. Also SoleHostmnatidte. 
solenostomoid (sol-e-nos't-moid), a. and n. 
[< Solenostomus + -oid.] I. a. Of, or having 
Solenostomidse. 
solenostomous (sol-e-nos'to-mus), a. [< br. au- 
'/.!/v, a channel, pipe, '+ or<Va, mouth.] In ichth., 
having a tubular or fistulous snout, as a pipe- 
fish of the genus Solenostomus; of or pertaining 
2. In criminal law: (a) To incite (another) to 
commit a crime. (6) To entice (a man) in a 
public place: said of a prostitute, (c) To en- 
deavor to bias or influence by the offer of a 
bribe. 
The judge is solicited as a matter of course by the parties, 
and they do not approach empty-handed. Brougham. 
3. To disturb; disquiet; make anxious. [A 
Latinism.] 
Solicit not thy thoughts with matters hid. 
Milton, P. L., Till. 107. 
But anxious fears solicit my weak breast 
Dryden, Spanish Friar, Hi. 3. 
4. To seek to obtain ; strive after, especially 
by pleading; ask (a thing) with some degree 
of earnestness or persistency : as, to solicit an 
office or a favor; to solicit orders. 
But, would you undertake another suit, 
I had rather hear you to solicit that 
Than music from the spheres. 
Shalt., T. N., HL 1. 120. 
To tulicil by labour what might be ravished by arms wa 
esteemed unworthy of the German spirit. 
Gibbon, Decline and Fall, iv 
The port . . . was crowded with those who hastened to 
solicit permission to share in the enterprise, 
Bancroft, Hist V. S., I. 40. 
5. To petition or ask (a person) with some de- 
gree of earnestness or persistency; make peti- 
tion to. 
Did I g,j if H tbee 
From darkness to promote me 1 
Milton, P. L-, x. 744. 
6t. To advocate ; plead ; enforce the claims 
of ; act as solicitor or advocate for or with ref- 
erence to. 
Should 
My brothel- henceforth study to forget 
The vow that he hath made thee, I would ever 
Solicit thy desert Ford, Lover's Melancholy, v. 1. 
Who solicited the cause of the poor and the inflrm, the 
lame and wounded, the vagrant and lunatic, with such a 
particular industry and zeal as had those great and bleed 
effects which we at this day see and feel. 
Bp. AUertmry, Sermons, I. Ii. 
= 8yn, 4 and B. Request, Beg, etc. (seearfri), press, urge, 
pray, plead for or with, sue for. 
II. intrans. To make solicitation. 
There are greater numbers of persons who tolicit for 
places ... in our own country, than in any other. 
Additon. Freeholder, No. 48. 
V, / i * r.x'm s\ n When the same distress noliciU the second time, we then 
SOlfanana (sol-fa-na "-), I".., < SOIJO, si diminished sensibility, 
phur : see sulphur.] A sulphur-mine. Goldsmith, The Bee, Xo. 3. 
iWSuU^:^^] ^na^Kre -"Bj*^^- * """'' ^^ 
or less corroded and disintegrated volcanic ^^ Vour9elf 
rock over which sulphurous gases, steam, and TO orderly tolieitt. 
other volcanic emanations escape through va- Sluilc., Cymbellne, ii. . '>i 
In music: (a) The syllables used in solmiza- 
tion taken collectively; the act or process of 
solmization; solfeggio; also, rarely, same as 
scale or gamut. 
As out of an alphabet or sol-fa. 
Milton, Areopagitica, p. 40. 
Now was our overabundant quaver and trilling done 
awav and in lieu thereof was instituted the sol-fa. 
Swift, Mem. of P. P. 
(6) See tonic sol-fa, under tonic, (c) The roll 
or baton used by the leaders of Italian choirs. 
II. a. Of or pertaining to solmization in 
characters of, the Sotenostomidx ; solenosto- s i n gi n g : ' aS) the sol-fa method, or tonic sol-fa 
mous. method. 
II. it. A solenostome ; any fish of the family so l_f a i n g (sol'fa-ing), ". [Verbal n. of sol-fa, r.] 
In music, same as solmization. 
SOl-faist (sol'fii-ist), . [< sol-fa + -i*t.] In 
mwic, one who uses or advocates solmization. 
Tonic SOl-faist, one who uses the tonic sol-fa system 
(which see, under tonic). 
