Solitaire : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: Solitaire	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for Solitaire
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
solitaire n a gem (usually a diamond) in a setting by itself extinct flightless bird related to the dodo Synonym(s): solitaire, Pezophaps solitaria a dull grey North American thrush noted for its beautiful song a card game played by one person Synonym(s): solitaire, patience
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 [bd]jumping,[b8] as in draughts. 4. (Zo[94]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}.