单词 | sola |
释义 | solan. A tall leguminous swamp-plant (Æschynomena aspera or paludosa) of India; the pith of this employed in making light hats. Used attributively with hat, helmet, topi. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > yielding fibre, thatching, or basket material > [noun] > sola rice-paper plant1832 shola1836 sola1844 solar1859 the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > headgear > [noun] > hat > made of specific material > pith of sola plant topi1835 sola1844 pith hat1857 pith helmet1858 (a) (b)1844 J. H. Stocqueler Hand-bk. India 189 It will be prudent to wear a sola topee, or hat composed of the soft pulp of a tree.1872 E. Braddon Life in India ii. 20 [Where the trees] pour down richly-scented blossoms upon his sola topee.1900 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. Apr. 516/1 A solah topi with a green-lined rim.1848 tr. W. Hoffmeister Trav. Ceylon & Continental India vii. 248 With only a shirt and a ‘solah’ hat. 1857 Lady Canning in A. J. C. Hare Two Noble Lives (1893) II. 255 [The mounted volunteers] with sola helmets on their heads. 1901 Daily Chron. 27 May 4/5 Instead of the uncomfortable regulation helmet they are provided with Sola hats. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1913; most recently modified version published online June 2022). solaadj. 1. Of females: Sole, solitary, alone. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > number > specific numbers > one > condition of being alone > [adjective] > of females solus1749 sola1753 1753 S. Richardson Hist. Sir Charles Grandison V. xxi. 124 Aunt Nell would not have descended sola into her greys, nor Cicely Badger neither, if they might have obtained the men of their choice. 1768 F. Burney Early Jrnls. & Lett. (1988) I. 10 I should be contented to love sola—& let Duets be reserved for those who have a proper sense of their superiourity. 1825 T. Hook Sayings & Doings 2nd Ser. I. 39 James..found the matron sola, and evidently prepared for a solemn discussion of the weighty affair. 2. technical. Of bills: (see quot. 1866). ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > money > medium of exchange or currency > paper money > [adjective] > single note or not drawn in set sola1737 1737 W. Stephens Jrnl. 27 Oct. in Jrnl. Proc. Georgia (1742) I. 5 He brought a small Box with sola Bills for a large Sum. 1750 Colonial Rec. Georgia (1906) VI. 323 The last Issue of Sola Bills was not sufficient to defray the Estimate to Michaelmas. 1866 A. Crump Pract. Treat. Banking v. 101 A ‘sola’ bill of exchange is a single bill, as distinguished from bills drawn in ‘sets’. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1913; most recently modified version published online March 2022). † solaint. Obsolete. A call or cry to attract attention or notice. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > voice or vocal sound > cry or shout (loudness) > cry or shout [interjection] > specific call or hail heya1225 halec1300 hillaa1400 what hoc1405 hoc1430 oyeza1450 heh1475 hi?c1475 oy1488 whata1556 holla1598 sola1598 hillo1603 hallow1674 woo-hoo1697 hip1735 yo-ho1748 high1760 yo-heave-ho1790 holla ho!1796 whoo-ee1811 hello1826 tit1827 hullo1857 ahoy1885 yoo-hoo1924 hi-de-hi1941 1598 W. Shakespeare Love's Labour's Lost iv. i. 148 Ah heauens, it is most patheticall nit. Sowla, sowla. View more context for this quotation 1600 W. Shakespeare Merchant of Venice v. i. 41 Loren. Who calls? Clo. Sola, did you see M. Lorenzo. View more context for this quotation This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1913; most recently modified version published online June 2021). < |
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