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Webster 1913 Edition

Solace

Sol′ace

,
Noun.
[OF.
solas
,
ssoulaz
, L.
solacium
,
solatium
, fr.
solari
to comfort, console. Cf.
Console
,
Verb.
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.

Sol′ace

,
Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Solaced
;
p. pr. & vb. n.
Solacing
.]
[OF.
solacier
,
soulacier
, F.
solacier
, LL.
solatiare
. See
Solace
,
Noun.
]
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
.

Sol′ace

,
Verb.
I.
To take comfort; to be cheered.
Shak.

Webster 1828 Edition

Solace

SOL'ACE

,
Verb.
T.
[from L. soatium; solor, to comfort, assuage, relieve. See Console.]
1.
To cheer in grief or under calamity; to comfort; to relieve in afflication; to console; applied to persons; as, to solace one's self with the hop of future reward.
2.
To allay; to assuage; as, to solace grief.

SOL'ACE

,
Verb.
I.
To take comfort; to be cheered or relieved in grief.

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