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gole (iou) and solicitation (iou)


gole (iou)



gole adjective.[Old English gal = Old Saxon gel (Dutch geil), Old High German, German geil, cogn. with Gothic gailjan cheer, make glad, from Germanic.]
Merry; wanton, lustful. OE-ME.
Of rank or luxuriant growth. Chiefly dial. L16-M19.

solicitation (iou)



solicitation noun. L15.
[French sollicitation from Latin sollicitatio(n-): see SOLICIT, -ATION.]
Management, transaction, or pursuit of business, legal affairs, etc. L15-E18.
The action of soliciting or seeking to obtain something; entreaty, petition; an instance of this. E16.
M. Holroyd He bowed to their solicitations to become president of societies.
b. The action of soliciting a person with sexual intent or as a prostitute. E17.
T. Otway She cannot be free from the insolent Sollicitations of such Fellows.
The exertion or operation of a physically attracting influence or force; an instance of this. E17.
North American Review The solicitations of Jupiter's attractive force..on a swiftly rushing body.
The action of some attractive, enticing, or alluring influence; an instance of this. L17.
T. Brown The duty that is exercised in resisting the solicitations of evils.
Anxiety; solicitude. L17-E18.