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n. [ Dose + -logy. ] Posology. [ R. ] Ogilvie. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Of or pertaining to glossology. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One who defines and explains terms; one who is versed in glossology. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. &unr_; tongue + -logy: cf. F. glossologie. See 3d Gloss. ] 1. The definition and explanation of terms; a glossary. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. The science of language; comparative philology; linguistics; glottology. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Iso- + Gr. lo`gos proportion. ] (Chem.) Having similar proportions, similar relations, or similar differences of composition; -- said specifically of groups or series which differ by a constant difference; as, ethane, ethylene, and acetylene, or their analogous compounds, form an isologous series. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Meso- + logarithm : cf. F. mésologarithme. ] (Math.) A logarithm of the cosine or cotangent. [ Obs. ] Kepler. Hutton. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. misologi`a; misei^n to hate + lo`gos discourse. ] Hatred of argument or discussion; hatred of enlightenment. G. H. Lewes. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. &unr_; a young bird + -logy. ] (Zool.) The study of young birds. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Cf. F. nosologique. ] Of or pertaining to nosology. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Cf. F. nosologiste. ] One versed in nosology. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. no`sos disease + -logy: cf. F. nosologie. ] 1. A systematic arrangement, or classification, of diseases. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. That branch of medical science which treats of diseases, or of the classification of diseases. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. &unr_; almost equal, evenly balanced + -logy. ] The use of equivocal or ambiguous words. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Cf. F. périssologique. ] Redundant or excessive in words. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. perissologia, Gr. &unr_;; &unr_; odd, superfluous + &unr_; discourse. ] Superfluity of words. [ R. ] G. Campbell. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } a. [ Cf. F. posologique. ] Pertaining to posology. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. &unr_; how much + -logy: cf. F. posologie. ] (Med.) The science or doctrine of doses; dosology. [ 1913 Webster ]

n.; pl. E. Solos It. Soli [ It., from L. solus alone. See Sole, a. ] (Mus.) A tune, air, strain, or a whole piece, played by a single person on an instrument, or sung by a single voice. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Music) Performing, or performed, alone; uncombined, except with subordinate parts, voices, or instruments; not concerted. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

n. (Mus.) One who sings or plays a solo. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One of the kings of Israel, noted for his superior wisdom and magnificent reign; hence, a very wise man. -- Sol`o*mon"ic a. [1913 Webster]

Solomon's seal (Bot.), a perennial liliaceous plant of the genus Polygonatum, having simple erect or curving stems rising from thick and knotted rootstocks, and with white or greenish nodding flowers. The commonest European species is Polygonatum multiflorum. Polygonatum biflorum and Polygonatum giganteum are common in the Eastern United States. See Illust. of Rootstock. --
False Solomon's seal (Bot.), any plant of the liliaceous genus Smilacina having small whitish flowers in terminal racemes or panicles. [1913 Webster]

. A mystic symbol consisting of two interlaced triangles forming a star with six points, often with one triangle dark and one light, symbolic of the union of soul and body. It is shaped identically to the hexagram and Star of David, distinguished only in its usage. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC ]

n. A celebrated Athenian lawmaker, born about 638 b. c.; hence, a legislator; a publicist; -- often used ironically. [ 1913 Webster ]

. A card game played with the full pack ranking as at whist, each player declaring for which of seven different points he proposes to play. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

n. [ Gr. &unr_; nourishment + -logy. ] (Med.) The doctrine of nutrition; a treatise on nutrition. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Of or pertaining to universology. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One who is versed in universology. [ 1913 Webster ]