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solitaire |
2 definitions found 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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