Definition of Solus

1. masc. a. Alone; -- chiefly used in stage directions, and the like.

Definition of Solus

1. alone [adj] - See also: alone

Lexicographical Neighbors of Solus

soluble RNA
soluble antigen
soluble gun cotton
soluble ligature
soluble soap
soluble specific substance
soluble starch
soluble tartar
solubleness
solubles
solubly
solum
solums
solunar
solus (current term)
solutal
solute
solutes
solutio
solution
solution of contiguity
solution of continuity
solution pressure
solutionism
solutionless
solutions
solutive
solvabilities
solvability

Literary usage of Solus

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Lives of the Saints by Sabine Baring-Gould (1877)
"S. solus, H. (AD 790.) [German Martyrologies. Authority:—A Life written by ... solus was an Englishman, who followed S. Boniface into Germany, ..."

2. Publications by English Historical Society (1841)
"... in eadem pugna plures Norman- norum solus ... moram ad tempus fecerunt ibidem; solus inter omnes Anglia? pra?latos ..."

3. Roger of Wendover's Flowers of History: Comprising the History of England by Matthew Paris, Roger (1841)
"... in eadem pugna plures Normannorum solus ... moram ad tempus fecerunt ibidem ; solus inter omnes Angliae ..."

4. The Writings in Prose and Verse of Rudyard Kipling by Rudyard Kipling (1899)
"solus CUM SOLA WE were alone on the beach, Facing the summer sea, Watching the waves on the beach, Watching the moon on the sea. Words were not many, ..."

5. Works by Irish Archaeological and Celtic Society, William Hewson, George Gulliver, Sydenham Society (1857)
"But when a bishop was present, there being none of equal rank at hand, he " solus panem fregit," and thus the celebration was " episcopal! ritu." In i. ..."

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