Solen

·noun A cradle, as for a broken limb. ·see Cradle, 6.

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

Solen
SOLEN(Σωλήν, Ptol. 7.1. § § 10, 34), a small river of S. India, which has its sources in M. Bettigo,...

Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography
solen
sōlēn, ēnis, m., = σωλήν, a kind of seamussel , the razor-fish : Solen, Linn.; Plin. 32, 11, 53, ...

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