*solac*

a. [ Naso- + lachrymal. ] (Anat.) Connected with the lachrymal apparatus and the nose; as, the nasolachrymal, or lachrymal duct. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ OF. solas, ssoulaz, L. solacium, solatium, fr. solari to comfort, console. Cf. Console, v. t. ] 1. Comfort in grief; alleviation of grief or anxiety; also, that which relieves in distress; that which cheers or consoles; relief. [ 1913 Webster ]

In business of mirth and of solace. Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

The proper solaces of age are not music and compliments, but wisdom and devotion. Rambler. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Rest; relaxation; ease. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

To make his steed some solace. Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

Syn. -- Comfort; consolation; alleviation; relief. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Solaced p. pr. & vb. n. Solacing ] [ OF. solacier, soulacier, F. solacier, LL. solatiare. See Solace, n. ] 1. 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. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To allay; to assuage; to soothe; as, to solace grief. [ 1913 Webster ]

Syn. -- To comfort; assuage; allay. See Comfort. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. To take comfort; to be cheered. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The act of solacing, or the state of being solaced; also, that which solaces. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]