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Solemn; grand; stately; splendid; magnificent. [Obs.] Chaucer.

Any marine bivalve mollusk belonging to Solen or allied genera of the family Solenidæ; a razor shell.

Any species of marine bivalve shells belonging to the family Solenidæ.

Of or pertaining to the solens or family Solenidæ.

The state of being sole, or alone; singleness. [R.] Chesterfield.

A small European sole (Solea minuta).

Same as Scaphopoda.

e of two species of singular West Indian insectivores, allied to the tenrec. One species (Solendon paradoxus), native of St. Domingo, is called also agouta; the other (S. Cubanus), found in Cuba, is called almique.

An order of lowly organized Mollusca belonging to the Isopleura. A narrow groove takes the place of the foot of other gastropods.

Pertaining to the Selenoglypha. See Ophidia. -- n.

A suborder of serpents including those which have tubular erectile fangs, as the viper and rattlesnake. See Fang.

that of a series of equal and parallel circular currents. When traversed by a current the solenoid exhibits polarity and attraction or repulsion, like a magnet.

A tribe of lophobranch fishes having a tubular snout. The female carries the eggs in a ventral pouch.

A bedplate; as, the soleplate of a steam engine.

A loft or garret. See Solar, n. Sir W. Scott.

Skillful; clever; crafty. [Obs.] Cudworth.

The quality or state of being solert. [Obs.] Bp. Hacket.

The state of being sole, or alone; soleness. [R.] Sir E. Dering.

A sulphur mine.

A volcanic area or vent which yields only sulphur vapors, steam, and the like. It represents the stages of the volcanic activity.