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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Solitaire \Sol`i*taire"\, n. [F. See {Solitary}.]
1. A person who lives in solitude; a recluse; a hermit.
--Pope.
2. A single diamond in a setting; also sometimes a precious
stone of any kind set alone.
Diamond solitaires blazing on his breast and wrists.
--Mrs. R. H.
Davis.
3. A game which one person can play alone; -- applied to many
games of cards, etc.; also to a game played on a board
with pegs or balls, in which the object is beginning with
all the places filled except one to remove all but one of
the pieces by ``jumping,'' as in draughts.
4. (Zo["o]l.)
a A large extinct bird ({Pezophaps solitaria}) which
formerly inhabited the islands of Mauritius and
Rodrigeuz It was larger and taller than the wild
turkey. Its wings were too small for flight. Called
also {solitary}.
b Any species of American thrushlike birds of the genus
{Myadestes}. They are noted their sweet songs and
retiring habits. Called also {fly-catching thrush}. A
West Indian species ({Myadestes sibilans}) is called
the {invisible bird}.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
solitaire
n 1: a gem (usually a diamond) in a setting by itself
2: extinct flightless bird related to the dodo [syn: {Pezophaps
solitaria}]
3: dull gray North American thrushes noted for its beautiful
song
4: a card game played by one person [syn: {patience}]
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