sole1
n.
- the underside of a person's foot.
▸the section forming the underside of a piece of footwear.
- the underside of a tool or implement, e.g. a plane or the head of a golf club.
- the floor of a ship's cabin or cockpit.
v.
put a new sole on (a shoe).
Derivative
Etymology
ME: from OFr., from L. solea ‘sandal, sill’, from solum ‘bottom, pavement, sole’.
sole2
n.
(pl. same)
an edible marine flatfish.
[Several species in the families Soleidae, Pleuronectidae, and Bothidae.]
Etymology
ME: from OFr., from Provençal sola, from L. solea (see sole1), named from its shape.
sole3
adj.
- one and only.
▸belonging or restricted to one person or group.
- archaic (especially of a woman) unmarried.
▸alone.
Etymology
ME: from OFr. soule, from L. sola, fem. of solus ‘alone’.