Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for SOL-I-TAIR'
SOL-I-TAIR', n. [Fr. solitaire, from L. solitarius. See Solitary.]
- A person who lives in solitude; a recluse; a hermit. – Pope.
- An ornament for the neck. – Shenstone.
- A game which one person can play alone.
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