Any white regular soldier of the British army; also such soldiers collectively; — said to be fictitious name inserted in the models given to soldiers to guide them in filling out account blanks, etc.

n. & v. i. Var. of Soldier. [Dial. or Slang] { Sol Sole } , n. [From hydrosol an aqueous colloidal solution, confused with G. sole, soole, salt water from which salt is obtained.] (Chem.) A fluid mixture of a colloid and a liquid; a liquid colloidal solution or suspension.

n. & v. i. Var. of Soldier. [Dial. or Slang] R. H. Dana, Jr.

n. & v. i. Var. of Soldier. [Dial. or Slang]

n. [Turk. redif, fr. radif, orig., he who rides behind another on the same beast, fr. radaf to follow.] A reserve force in the Turkish army, or a soldier of the reserve. See Army organization, above.

n.; pl. Nizam. [Turk. nizam.] A regular soldier of the Turkish army. See Army organization, above.

n. [Turk. & Ar. mustahfiz who trusts to another’s keeping, a soldier of a garrison.] See Army organization, above.

n. — Man of sin (Script.), one who is the embodiment of evil, whose coming is represented (2 Thess. ii. 3) as preceding the second coming of Christ. [A Hebraistic expression] — Man-stopping bullet (Mil.), a bullet which will produce a sufficient shock to stop a soldier advancing in a charge; specif., a small-caliber bullet so modified as to expand when striking the human body. Such bullets are chiefly used in wars with savage tribes.

n. Any kind of khaki cloth; hence, a uniform of khaki or, rarely, a soldier clad in khaki. In the United States and British armies khaki or cloth of a very similar color is almost exclusively used for service in the field.

n.; pl. Jollies (#). [Prob. fr. Jolly, a.] A marine in the English navy. [Sailor’s Slang] “I’m a Jolly — ’Er Majesty’s Jolly — soldier an’ sailor too!” Kipling.