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sole (3)

sole [ sōl ] (plural soles or sole)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. fish with flat body: a brownish ocean fish with a small mouth and both eyes on the upper side of its flat body. It is valued as a food fish. Family Soleidae.

2. food fish like sole: the flesh of a sole or a similar fish, as food

[14th century. Via French< Provençal sola< Latin solea "sandal" (see sole1)]

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