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Pronunciation : Sol"der
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [Formerly soder; F. soudure, OF. soudeure, fr. OF. & F. souder to solder, L. solidare to fasten, to make solid. See Solid, and cf. Sawder.]
Definition : Defn: A metal or metallic alloy used when melted for uniting adjacent metallic edges or surfaces; a metallic coment. Hence, anything which unites or cements. Hard solder, a solder which fuses only at a red heat, as one composed of zinc and copper, or silver and copper, etc. -- Soft solder, a solder fusible at comparatively low temperatures; as, plumbers' solder, consisting of two parts lead and one part tin, is a soft solder.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

Pronunciation : Sol"der
Part of Speech : v.
Etymology : [Formerlysoder. See Solder, n.]
Definition : 1. To unite (metallic surfaces or edges) by the intervention of a more fusible metal or metallic alloy applied when melted; to join by means of metallic cement.

2. To mend; to patch up. "To solder up a broken cause." Hooker.

t. [imp. & p. p. Soldered; p. pr. & vb. n. Soldering.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913