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单词 solace
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solacen.1

/ˈsɒləs/
Forms: α. Middle English–1500s solas, Middle English–1500s solasse, 1500s Scottish solaes, soles. β. Middle English– solace, Middle English–1500s sollace. (See also solance n.)
Etymology: < Old French solas, later soulas (now dialect), = Provençal solatz, Spanish solaz, Italian sollazzo < Latin sōlācium, sōlātium, < the stem of sōlārī to comfort, console. Compare Middle Dutch and Middle Low German solaes.
1. Comfort, consolation; alleviation of sorrow, distress, or discomfort.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > emotion > pleasure > state of being consoled or relieved > [noun] > consolation or relief
lightingOE
leathc1175
comfort?c1225
solacec1290
solacec1290
lithec1300
comfortingc1320
allegeancec1325
swaging1340
froa1350
releasec1350
consolationc1374
legeancec1390
reliefa1393
comfortationa1400
leathinga1400
swagea1400
allegementa1425
alleviation?a1425
recreation?a1425
refrigery?a1425
lighteningc1425
recomfortc1425
mitigation?1435
recomforting1487
recreancea1500
allevation1502
easement1533
solacy1534
ease1542
cheer1549
assuagement1561
refreshing1561
easing1580
recomfortation1585
recomforture1595
assuage1596
allevement1599
mitification1607
allayment1609
solagement1609
levation1656
solacement1721
solation1757
soulagement1777
consolement1797
de-tension1949
de-tensioning1952
tea and sympathy1953
α.
c1290 S. Eng. Leg. I. 220 Hidere þou come for ovre solas, and nouȝt suych deol to make.
c1300 Life of Beket, etc. (Percy Soc.) 138 Vourty dawes he was, In a chaumbre al one withoute eni Solas.
c1400 Rom. Rose 2789 I shalle yeve thee..Three other thingis, that gret solas Doith to hem that be in my las.
c1440 Gesta Romanorum (Harl.) v. 13 I pray þe, wepe not, but make me solas and comfort, and chere me.
1530 J. Palsgrave Lesclarcissement 272 Solasse, comforte, solas, recomfort, solace.
β. 1338 R. Mannyng Chron. (1810) 252 His solace was alle reft, þat scho fro him was gon, Ne no sonne him left.c1384 Bible (Wycliffite, E.V.) (Douce 369(2)) (1850) Heb. xiii. 22 Forsothe, britheren, I preie ȝou, that ȝe suffre a word of solace.c1400 Mandeville's Trav. (Roxb.) Pref. 2 Þeroff þai hafe grete solace and comforthe.1483 W. Caxton tr. J. de Voragine Golden Legende 203/2 I am with the and shalle gyue to the the solace of my seruaunt paule.1575 W. Baldwin et al. Last Pt. Mirour for Magistrates (new ed.) Henry VI. xvii The solace of my soule my chiefest pleasure was.1611 T. Heywood Golden Age i. sig. C2 Il'e warre with comfort, be at oddes with solace.a1616 W. Shakespeare Henry VI, Pt. 2 (1623) ii. iii. 21 Sorrow would [have] sollace, and mine Age would ease. View more context for this quotation1677 A. Marvell Let. 15 Sept. in Poems & Lett. (1971) II. 294 You will..haue the usuall solace of those that goe to Law that your adversary hath been at no lesse charges.a1774 A. Tucker Light of Nature Pursued (1777) III. iv. 410 I want to lay in a stock of solace which shall not fail me in time of need.1791 A. Radcliffe Romance of Forest I. iv. 117 She wept also, that she could no longer seek solace in the friendship of Adeline.1839 G. P. R. James Louis XIV III. 143 Though the relief of reading was allowed as some solace to his overloaded heart.1879 W. H. Dixon Royal Windsor II. xvii. 182 Time brought no solace to her widowed heart.
†2. Pleasure, enjoyment, delight; entertainment, recreation, amusement. Obsolete.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > emotion > pleasure > [noun]
lustc888
lustfulnessa900
queemnesseOE
mirtheOE
estec1000
winOE
queemc1175
sweetness?c1225
solace1297
dutea1300
lustinga1300
joyingc1300
jollityc1330
lustiheadc1369
lustinessc1374
sweet1377
voluptyc1380
well-pleasinga1382
pleasancec1385
pleasurea1393
volupta1398
easementc1400
pleasingc1400
complacencec1436
pleasec1475
satisfaction1477
likancea1500
oblectation1508
beauty1523
aggradation1533
pleasurancec1540
joc1560
likement1577
contentment1587
beloving1589
gratification1598
savouriness1599
entertain1601
pleasedness1626
well-apaidness1633
well-pleasedness1633
pleasingness1649
complacency1652
adlubescence1656
enjoyment1665
volupe1669
musica1674
pleasantry1740
barrel of fun (laughs, etc.)1915
α.
1297 R. Gloucester's Chron. (Rolls) 370 To honti & to winne is mete & to abbe solas & game.
c1330 (?a1300) Sir Tristrem (1886) l. 2856 Þer was miche solas Of alle maner soun And gle.
c1405 (c1395) G. Chaucer Franklin's Tale (Hengwrt) (2003) l. 94 He gooth to his contree..Wher as he lyueth in blisse and in solas.
c1430 J. Lydgate Minor Poems (Percy Soc.) 80 Thus thay songe..This melodious ympne withe grete solas.
1484 W. Caxton tr. Subtyl Historyes & Fables Esope iv [Hunting and hawking] ought not to be done ful ofte, but somtyme for to take disporte and solas.
1525 Ld. Berners tr. J. Froissart Cronycles II. clx. 178 b For he kepte reuyll, daunsyng, and solas: and euery daye it was newe to begyn.
1556 R. Robinson tr. T. More Utopia (ed. 2) sig. Sviv An yle..Ful fraight wt worldly welth wt pleasure & solas.
β. a1340 R. Rolle Psalter lxxvi. 3 He amonestis vs to pass fra erthly solace and ȝern anly delit of heuen.1377 W. Langland Piers Plowman B. xviii. 217 God of his goodnesse..Sette hym in solace & in souereigne myrthe.c1400 Pilgr. Sowle (1483) iv. i. 58 Hym nedeth of solace and disport wher with to appesen his herte.1481 W. Caxton tr. Myrrour of Worlde ii. iii. 67 This is a place whiche is ful of solace, of playsances and of delices.?1520 J. Rastell Nature .iiii. Element sig. Eijv Let vs go to the tauerne agayn And make some mery solace.1590 E. Spenser Faerie Queene ii. vi. sig. R2 And therein sate a Lady fresh and fayre, Making sweete solace to herselfe alone.1615 G. Sandys Relation of Journey 176 Sundry smal turrets are dispersed about, which serue for solace as well as for safe-guard.a1629 W. Hinde Faithfull Remonstr. (1641) xxix. 90 O how great was his rejoycing, and solace, when..he might rejoyce the soules of Gods people.1667 J. Milton Paradise Lost ix. 844 Great joy he promis'd to his thoughts, and new Solace in her return. View more context for this quotation
3. That which gives comfort or consolation, †brings pleasure or enjoyment, etc.
ΘΚΠ
society > leisure > entertainment > [noun]
gleea700
playeOE
gameeOE
lakec1175
skentingc1175
wil-gomenc1275
solacec1290
deduit1297
envesurec1300
playingc1300
disport1303
spilea1325
laking1340
solacingc1384
bourdc1390
mazec1390
welfarea1400
recreationc1400
solancec1400
sporta1425
sportancea1450
sportingc1475
deport1477
recreancea1500
shurting15..
ebate?1518
recreating1538
abatementc1550
pleasuring1556
comfortmenta1558
disporting1561
pastiming1574
riec1576
joyance1595
spleen1598
merriment1600
amusement1603
amusing1603
entertainment1612
spleena1616
divertisement1651
diversion1653
disportment1660
sporting of nature1666
fun1726
délassement1804
gammock1841
pleasurement1843
dallying1889
rec1922
good, clean fun1923
cracka1966
looning1966
shoppertainment1993
society > leisure > entertainment > [noun] > source of amusement or entertainment
mirtha1250
solacec1290
recreationc1400
esbatement1477
pastime1490
pastancea1500
passe-temps1542
entertainment1561
relief?1578
fancy1590
sport1598
abridgement1600
entertain1601
recreative1615
amusatory1618
nutsa1625
diverter1628
recreator1629
passatempo1632
amuser1724
fun1726
dissipation1733
resource1752
distraction1859
enlivening1859
good, clean fun1867
enlivenment1883
light relief1885
laugh1921
not one's scene1962
violon d'Ingres1963
the mind > emotion > pleasure > state of being consoled or relieved > [noun] > consolation or relief
lightingOE
leathc1175
comfort?c1225
solacec1290
solacec1290
lithec1300
comfortingc1320
allegeancec1325
swaging1340
froa1350
releasec1350
consolationc1374
legeancec1390
reliefa1393
comfortationa1400
leathinga1400
swagea1400
allegementa1425
alleviation?a1425
recreation?a1425
refrigery?a1425
lighteningc1425
recomfortc1425
mitigation?1435
recomforting1487
recreancea1500
allevation1502
easement1533
solacy1534
ease1542
cheer1549
assuagement1561
refreshing1561
easing1580
recomfortation1585
recomforture1595
assuage1596
allevement1599
mitification1607
allayment1609
solagement1609
levation1656
solacement1721
solation1757
soulagement1777
consolement1797
de-tension1949
de-tensioning1952
tea and sympathy1953
the mind > emotion > pleasure > state of being consoled or relieved > [noun] > act, means, or source of consolation or relief
froverOE
comfortc1386
easec1440
sport1440
consolationc1460
recreatoryc1475
balm1540
balsamumc1540
solace1597
unction1604
balsama1616
demulceation1661
demulsion1661
alleviative1672
mitigation1726
salve1736
soother1794
consolement1797
heart-balm1828
c1290 Beket 178 in S. Eng. Leg. I. 111 For he scholde hire solas beo, and speke to hire with mouþe.
a1340 R. Rolle Psalter xxxvii. 11 In þere twa solaces man ioyes.
c1400 Mandeville's Trav. (Roxb.) xix. 88 He hase forsaken..all þe ricches and solacez of þe werld.
c1450 tr. Thomas à Kempis De Imitatione Christi ii. v. 45 God allone..is þe solace of mannys soule & very gladnes of herte.
1597 R. Hooker Of Lawes Eccl. Politie v. lxxvi. 226 All which solaces and comforts of this our vnquiet life it pleaseth God oftentimes to bestow.
1597 F. Bacon Ess. f. 10v Fauorites, such as exceede not this scantling to bee sollace to the Soueraigne.
1667 J. Milton Paradise Lost iv. 486 To have thee by my side Henceforth an individual solace dear. View more context for this quotation
1794 A. Radcliffe Myst. of Udolpho III. ix. 280 Tell your lady..that this [sc. picture] has been my companion, and only solace in all my misfortunes.
1849 F. W. Robertson Serm. 1st Ser. viii. 125 He had cut himself off from the solaces of life.
4. Printing. (See quot. 16831.)
ΘΚΠ
society > authority > punishment > corporal punishment > [noun] > in printing trade
solace1683
solacing1683
society > authority > punishment > fine > [noun] > for infringement of chapel rules
spur silver1500
spur money1566
solace1683
1683 J. Moxon Mech. Exercises II. 357 The Penalty for the breach of these Laws and Customs is in Printers Language called a Solace.
1683 J. Moxon Mech. Exercises II. 357 If the Delinquent..would not pay his Solace..they Solac'd him.
1888 C. T. Jacobi Printers' Vocab. 128 Solace, a penalty imposed by the chapel for the infringement of any of its rules.
†5. rose of solace, = rosa solis n. 1. Obsolete. rare.
ΘΚΠ
the world > food and drink > drink > intoxicating liquor > distilled drink > liqueur > [noun] > kinds of
rosa solis1564
rose wine1603
rose of solace1604
ros solis1607
ratafia1670
brandy-cherrya1687
cherry-brandy1686
kernel-water1706
cherry cordial1710
visney1733
walnut-water1747
aniseed1749
maraschino1770
noyau1787
rosolio1796
cherry-bounce1798
absinthe1803
Parfait Amour1805
curaçao1813
ginger cordial1813
citronelle1818
pine1818
crèmea1821
alkermes1825
Goldwasser1826
citronella1834
anisette1837
goldwater1849
crème de cassis1851
Van der Hum1861
chocolate liqueur1864
kümmel1864
chartreuse1866
pimento dram1867
Trappistine1877
green muse1878
rock and rye1878
Benedictine1882
liqueur brandy1882
mandarin1882
green1889
Drambuie1893
advocaat1895
Grand Marnier1900
green fairy1902
green peril1905
cassis1907
Strega1910
quetsch1916
cointreau1920
anis1926
Izarra1926
Southern Comfort1934
amaro1945
Tia Maria1948
amaretto1969
Sabra1970
sambuca1971
Midori1978
limoncello1993
1604 Meeting of Gallants sig. Cv To the comforting of his poore heart, he powrde downe a leauen shillings in Rose of Solace.
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† solacen.2

Forms: Also 1500s sollace.
Etymology: Of obscure origin.
Obsolete.
Some substance used for dressing cloth.
ΘΚΠ
the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile manufacture > manufacture textile fabric or that which consists of > manufacture of textile fabric > treating or processing textile fabric > [noun] > other processes > substances for
solace1552
spiriting1854
1552 Act 5 & 6 Edw. VI c. 6 §xiv Whether the same Clothe or Clothes be well and sufficientlye dressed and pressed withe the colde presse, without puttinge therto flox, solace, chalke, flower, or any other deceiptfull thinge.
c1560 Maldon Liber B. f. 56 (MS.) Without puttinge therto flocks, sollace, chalke, flower, heare, or any yearne made of lambes wooll.
1613 J. May Declar. Estate of Clothing v. 29 Flox of the same coulour..which they can sheare as small as dust, which mixt with solace, they spread vpon the musters, and where the cloth may bee seene.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1913; most recently modified version published online March 2021).

solacev.

/ˈsɒləs/
Forms: Middle English solaci, solacy, Middle English– solace, Middle English solas(e, Middle English solais, 1500s solles, 1700s solless. (See also solance vb. at solance n. Derivatives.)
Etymology: < Old French solacier, solasier, etc., later soulacier (now archaic), < solas solace n.1 Compare Spanish solazar, Italian sollazzare, medieval Latin solatiari, solatiare; Middle Dutch solasen, -acen.
1.
a. transitive. To cheer, comfort, console; †to entertain or recreate.
ΘΚΠ
society > leisure > entertainment > [verb (transitive)]
skenta1250
solace1297
comfort1303
gamec1330
disportc1374
mirtha1400
solancea1400
playa1450
recreate1531
pastime1577
sport1577
entertain1593
to take a person out of himself (herself, etc.)1631
divertise1651
to take the fancy of1653
divert1662
amuse1667
tickle1682
the mind > emotion > pleasure > state of being consoled or relieved > be relieved of [verb (transitive)] > console or relieve
froverc900
hearteOE
lighteOE
onlightc1175
salvec1175
leathc1200
solace1297
stillc1315
to put in comfortc1320
easec1385
comfort1389
fordilla1400
recomforta1400
ronea1400
solancea1400
cheer?a1425
acheerc1450
consolate1477
repease1483
dilla1500
recreate?a1500
sporta1500
dulcerate?1586
comfit1598
comfortize1600
reassure1604
sweeten1647
console1693
re-establish1722
release1906
1297 R. Gloucester's Chron. (Rolls) 11511 Sir simon de Mountfort out of warde nom Sir edward him to solaci.
c1380 J. Wyclif Sel. Wks. II. 226 Crist tauȝte men to suffre..and putte hem in hope þerfore to be solasid of God.
a1400 Sir Beues 711 So him solaste þat mai, Þat al is care wente awai.
c1475 Harl. Contin. Higden (Rolls) VIII. 456 Thei destroyede a newe maner made..by that prior..for to solace hym and his breþer þer.
c1540 (?a1400) Destr. Troy 1620 Mony gaumes were begonnen þe grete for to solas.
c1540 (?a1400) Destr. Troy 13984 Myche solast hir the sight of hir sone þan, To se the lede vppon lyue, þat ho louet most.
1598 W. Shakespeare Love's Labour's Lost iv. iii. 353 We will with some strange pastime solace them. View more context for this quotation
1706 Phillips's New World of Words (new ed.) To Solace, to afford Solace or Comfort.
1790 W. Cowper On Receipt Mother's Picture 4 Thy own sweet smiles I see, The same that oft in childhood solaced me.
1812 J. Wilson Isle of Palms i. 506 And it may be such dreams are given..To solace them that mourn.
1868 E. A. Freeman Hist. Norman Conquest (1877) II. 86 They were often solaced by the company of wives and children.
absolute.1820 P. B. Shelley Prometheus Unbound iii. iv. 113 Thy simple talk once solaced, now delights.
b. To make (a place) cheerful or pleasant.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > emotion > pleasure > cheerfulness > make cheerful [verb (transitive)] > a thing or place
solace1667
exhilarate1751
1667 J. Milton Paradise Lost vii. 434 From Branch to Branch the smaller Birds with song Solac'd the Woods. View more context for this quotation
1746 J. Hervey Medit. (1818) 186 Ye Birds..who wake the morn, and solace the groves with your artless lays.
1875 L. H. Grindon Life (new ed.) i. 8 The walls of old castles and abbeys, which..ivy and the faithful wallflower alone have solaced.
c. To allay, alleviate, assuage, soothe.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > goodness and badness > quality of being good > improvement > [verb (transitive)]
beetc975
betterOE
goodOE
sharpa1100
amendc1300
enhance1526
meliorate1542
embetter1568
endeara1586
enrich1598
meliorize1598
mend1603
sweeten1607
improve1617
to work up1641
ameliorate1653
solace1667
fine1683
ragout1749
to make something of1778
richen1795
transcendentalize1846
to tone up1847
to do something (also things) for (also to)1880
rich1912
to step up1920
uprate1965
up1968
nice1993
the mind > emotion > pleasure > state of being consoled or relieved > be relieved of [verb (transitive)] > console or relieve > relieve (suffering)
lissea1000
alightOE
allayc1225
softc1225
comfort1297
laya1300
eathea1325
allegea1375
appeasec1374
laska1375
slakea1387
releasea1393
balma1400
to bete one of one's balea1400
to cool a person's caresc1400
delivera1413
leggea1425
mitigate?a1425
repress?a1425
alleviate?a1475
allevya1500
alleve1544
leviate1545
lenify1567
allevate1570
ungrieve1589
straight1604
mulcify1653
balsama1666
solace1667
meliorate1796
1667 J. Milton Paradise Lost viii. 419 The cause of his desire By conversation with his like to help, Or solace his defects. View more context for this quotation
1712 R. Blackmore Creation v. 215 A Cause Supream..Who, when implor'd, might timely Succour give, Solace our Anguish, and our Wants relieve.
1797 A. Radcliffe Italian II. vi. 177 Paulo was contented to solace his conscience.
1819 P. B. Shelley Cenci iii. i. 48 We sate sad together Solacing our despondency with tears.
1842 Ld. Tennyson Two Voices in Poems (new ed.) II. 145 A little hint to solace woe.
2. reflexive. To give (oneself) comfort or consolation, †entertainment or amusement.
ΘΚΠ
society > leisure > entertainment > [verb (reflexive)]
shurt?c1225
playc1300
solace1340
lakea1375
to disport oneselfc1385
sport?a1425
short1449
recreate1530
entertain1594
to make oneself glee1602
deboise1633
divertise1651
divert1660
regale1682
besport1855
the mind > emotion > pleasure > state of being consoled or relieved > console [verb (reflexive)]
comforta1400
cheerc1540
solacec1540
1340 Ayenbite (1866) 213 Þer-huile þet ich me solaci an playe, iche ne þenche none manne kuead.
1508 Golagros & Gawane (Chepman & Myllar) sig. av Thus thay solaist thame selvin suthly to say.
c1540 (?a1400) Destr. Troy 1752 Siker were to sit and solas vs here.
1569 R. Grafton Chron. II. 107 Solacyng himselfe with Musicall instrumentes & songes.
1583 G. Babington Very Fruitfull Expos. Commaundem. vii. 354 We dare solace our selues in soft beddes too long for our constitutions.
1639 T. Fuller Hist. Holy Warre iii. xv. 133 Henry King of Jerusalem, as he was walking in his palace to solace himself, fell down..and brake his neck.
1691 J. Ray Wisdom of God 249 With the Thoughts and Expectation whereof he solaces himself.
1746 J. Hervey Medit. among Tombs 21 He solaced himself with the Prospect of a long, long Series of earthly Satisfactions.
1860 J. L. Motley Hist. Netherlands (1868) I. v. 283 Duplessis-Mornay often solaced himself by distant communion with that kindred and sympathizing spirit.
1886 J. Ruskin Præterita II. vii. 231 He solaced himself by making a careful collection of all the Florentine wild-flowers for me.
†3. intransitive. To take comfort or consolation, recreation or enjoyment. Obsolete.
ΘΚΠ
society > leisure > entertainment > [verb (intransitive)]
playeOE
glewc900
gameOE
lakec1300
solace1340
bourdc1440
dallyc1440
sporta1450
to make sportc1475
disport1480
to have a good (bad, etc.) time (of it, formerly on it)1509
toy?1521
pastime1523
recreate1589
jest1597
feast1609
deliciate1633
divert1670
carpe diem1817
hobby-horse1819
popjoy1853
that'll be the day1916
to play around1929
loon1969
the mind > emotion > pleasure > state of being consoled or relieved > be consoled or relieved [verb (intransitive)]
to take (have) comfortc1320
solace1340
lightenc1440
cheer1590
comforta1616
expectorate1749
1340 Ayenbite (1866) 213 Huet kuead is hit yef ich guo playe and solaci.
c1475 Harl. Contin. Higden (Rolls) VIII. 447 Thei brente þeire faces with yrne that thei scholde not be knowen, and þat Ynglische men scholde not solace of þeire dethe.
1530 J. Palsgrave Lesclarcissement 724/2 I am werye of studyenge, I wyll go solace a lytell.
1592 T. Tymme Plaine Discouerie Ten Eng. Lepers sig. F3 Friends do solace and ioy togither in honest and godly mirth.
1619 E. M. Bolton tr. Florus Rom. Hist. 467 He,.. surprised with the loue of Queene Cleopatra, solaced on her bosome.
1673 R. Allestree Ladies Calling i. iii. §6 Let him stand naked and hungry, whilst they are solacing with that which would relieve him.
1728 C. Cibber Vanbrugh's Provok'd Husband i. i. 2 She herself is solacing in one continual Round of Cards and good Company.
4. transitive. Of printers: To punish (one) corporally for non-payment of a ‘solace’. Also transferred.
ΘΚΠ
society > authority > punishment > corporal punishment > administer corporal punishment [verb (transitive)] > in printing trade
solace1683
1683 J. Moxon Mech. Exercises II. 357 If the Delinquent..would not pay his Solace..they Solac'd him.
1784 B. Franklin in Ann. Reg., Chron. (1817) 385 This foolish letter is mere chit-chat between ourselves... If, therefore, you show it to any body,..I will positively solless you.

Derivatives

ˈsolaced adj. comforted, consoled.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > emotion > pleasure > state of being consoled or relieved > [adjective]
consolate1477
recomforteda1586
reassureda1626
relieved1789
solaced1836
lightened1886
1836 E. B. Browning Poet's Vow ii. ii The solaced friends.
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