Flatfish found in temperate and tropical waters. The common sole Solea solea, also called Dover sole, is found in the southern seas of NW Europe. Up to 50 cm/20 in long, it is a prized food fish, as is the sand or French sole Pegusa lascaris further south.
Right-eyed flatfish; many are valued as food; most common in warm seas esp. European.
Lean flesh of any of several flatfish; SYN. fillet of sole.
Goldbutt, ein Plattfisch der europ. Küstenmeere, bis 200 m Tiefe; in der dt. Küstenfischerei nach dem Kabeljau der bedeutendste Fisch.
Bis 40 cm langer u. 400 g schwerer Plattfisch; an den Küsten Europas vom Schwarzen Meer bis zur Nordsee; erhebl. wirtschaftl. Bed.
1. The underside of the foot.
2. The underside of footwear or a golfclub.
(Bergbau) Der Boden eines Grubenbaus; auch die Höhenlage eines Streckensystems in einer Grube.
(Bekleidung) Teil des Schuhs.
ETYM Latin solus, or Old Fren. sol, French seul (fr. Latin solus; cf. Latin sollus whole, entire. Related to Desolate, Solemn, Solo, Sullen.
(Homonym: soul).
Solitary; the only one.
To put a new sole on; SYN. resole.