(definition) by Webster 1913 Wed Dec 22 1999 at 3:15:17

So"len (?), n. [NL., fr. Gr. channel, a shellfish.]

1. Med.

A cradle, as for a broken limb. See Cradle, 6.

2. Zool.

Any marine bivalve mollusk belonging to Solen or allied genera of the family Solenidae; a razor shell.

 

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