GNU Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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   Solace , n. [OF. solas, ssoulaz, L. solacium, solatium, fr. solari to comfort, console.  Cf. Console, v. t.]
   Comfort in grief; alleviation of grief or anxiety; also, that which relieves in distress; that which cheers or consoles; relief.
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   In business of mirth and of solace.
   Chaucer.
   
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   The proper solaces of age are not music and compliments, but wisdom and devotion.
   Rambler.
   
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   Rest; relaxation; ease. [Obs.]
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   To make his steed some solace.
   Chaucer.
   
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   Syn. -- Comfort; consolation; alleviation; relief.
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   Solace, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Solaced ; p. pr. & vb. n. Solacing .] [OF. solacier, soulacier, F. solacier, LL. solatiare. See Solace, n.]
   To cheer in grief or under calamity; to comfort; to relieve in affliction, solitude, or discomfort; to console; -- applied to persons; as, to solace one with the hope of future reward.
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   To allay; to assuage; to soothe; as, to solace grief.
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   Syn. -- To comfort; assuage; allay. See Comfort.
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   Solace, v. i. To take comfort; to be cheered.
   Shak.
   
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