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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

SOL'DER, v.t. [from L. solido, solidus.] To unite by a metallic cement. [See Soder.]
SOL'DER, n. A metallic cement. [See Soder.]

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: an alloy (usually of lead and tin) used when melted to join two metal surfaces v
1: join or fuse with solder; "solder these two pipes together"

Merriam Webster's

I. noun Etymology: Middle English soudure, from Anglo-French, from souder to solder, from Latin solidare to make solid, from solidus solid Date: 14th century 1. a metal or metallic alloy used when melted to join metallic surfaces; especially an alloy of lead and tin so used 2. something that unites II. verb (soldered; soldering) Date: 15th century transitive verb 1. to unite or make whole by solder 2. to bring into or restore to firm union <a friendship soldered by common interests> intransitive verb 1. to use solder 2. to become united or repaired by or as if by solder • solderability noun • solderer noun

Oxford Reference Dictionary

n. & v. --n. 1 a fusible alloy used to join less fusible metals or wires etc. 2 a cementing or joining agency. --v.tr. join with solder. Phrases and idioms: soldering iron a tool used for applying solder. Derivatives: solderable n. solderer n. Etymology: ME f. OF soudure f. souder f. L solidare fasten f. solidus SOLID

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Solder Sol"der, n. [Formerly soder; F. soudure, OF. soudeure, fr. OF. & F. souder to solder, L. solidare to fasten, to make solid. See Solid, and cf. Sawder.] A metal or metallic alloy used when melted for uniting adjacent metallic edges or surfaces; a metallic cement. 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.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Solder Sol"der, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Soldered; p. pr. & vb. n. Soldering.] [Formerlysoder. See Solder, n.] 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.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(solders, soldering, soldered) 1. If you solder two pieces of metal together, you join them by melting a small piece of soft metal and putting it between them so that it holds them together after it has cooled. Fewer workers are needed to solder circuit boards... VERB: V n 2. Solder is the soft metal used for soldering.

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