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A hermit; a solitary. [Obs.] Sir R. Twisden.

The state of being solitary; solitariness. [Obs.] Cudworth.

In a solitary manner; in solitude; alone. Mic. vii. 14.

Condition of being solitary.

ing no companion present; being without associates; single; alone; lonely. Those rare and solitary, these in flocks. Milton. Hie home unto my chamber, Where thou shalt find me, sad and solitary. Shak.

alone, or withdrawn from society; a lonely life; loneliness. Whosoever is delighted with solitude is either a wild beast or a god. Bacon. O Solitude! where are the charms That sages have seen in thy face Cowper.

Wandering alone. [R.] T. Grander.

Solivagant.

An olive-green fibrous variety of hornblende.

A mineral, composed of silica, magnesia, and iron, of a yellow to green color. It is common in certain volcanic rocks; -- called also olivine and peridot. Sometimes used as a gem. The name was also early used for yellow varieties of tourmaline and topaz.

Serving to unite or consolidate; having the quality of consolidating or making firm.

Formed into a solid mass; made firm; consolidated. [R.] A gentleman [should learn to ride] while he is tender and the brawns and sinews of his thighs not fully consolidate. Elyot.

Made solid, hard, or compact; united; joined; solidified. The Aggregate Fund . . . consisted of a great variety of taxes and surpluses of taxes and duties which were [in 1715] consolidated. Rees. A mass of partially consolidated mud. Tyndall.

The act or process of consolidating, making firm, or uniting; the state of being consolidated; solidification; combination. The consolidation of the marble and of the stone did not fall out at random. Woodward. The consolidation of the great European monarchies. Hallam.

Tending or having power to consolidate; healing.

Adapted to console or comfort; cheering; as, this is consoling news.

Same as Gasalier.

A highly volatile mixture of fluid hydrocarbons, obtained from petroleum, as also by the distillation of bituminous coal. It is used in making air gas, and in giving illuminating power to water gas. See Carburetor.

A kind of internal-combustion engine; -- in British countries called usually petrol engine.

Want of solidity; weakness; as, the insolidity of an argument. [R.] Dr. H. More.