Emily Dickinson Lexicon

solid, adj. [OFr.] (webplay: whole).

1. Real; pure; of one substance.
2. Substantial; [fig.] golden.
3. Tangible; concrete; perceptible.
4. Complete; whole; [phrase “a Solid Year”] all year long; all twelve months.
5. Total; absolute.
6. Firm; steadfast; immoveable; impenetrable; dense; not hollow; full of matter.
7. Relentless; constant; continuous; ceaseless; incessant.
8. Intense; deep; soaked; concentrated; saturated in hue; [fig.] vivid.
9. Phrase. “Solid Town”: dry ground; [kenning] shore; land above a beach.