Hypertext Webster Gateway: "solace"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Solace \Sol"ace\, 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.
2. To allay; to assuage; to soothe; as, to solace grief.
Syn: To comfort; assuage; allay. See {Comfort}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Solace \Sol"ace\, 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.
In business of mirth and of solace. --Chaucer.
The proper solaces of age are not music and
compliments, but wisdom and devotion. --Rambler.
2. Rest; relaxation; ease. [Obs.]
To make his steed some solace. --Chaucer.
Syn: Comfort; consolation; alleviation; relief.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Solace \Sol"ace\, v. i.
To take comfort; to be cheered. --Shak.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
solace
n 1: the comfort you feel when consoled in times of
disappointment; "second place was no consolation to him"
[syn: {consolation}, {solacement}]
2: comfort in disappointment or misery [syn: {solacement}]
3: the act of consoling; giving relief in affliction; "his
presence was a consolation to her" [syn: {consolation}, {comfort}]
v : give moral or emotional strength to [syn: {comfort}, {soothe},
{console}]
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