What does "sol" mean?

Sol: (Alchem.) Gold; -- so called from its brilliancy, color, and value. Chaucer.

Additional senses

  1. 2.(a) A syllable applied in solmization to the note G, or to the fifth tone of any diatonic scale. (b) The tone itself.
  2. 3.A sou.
  3. 4.A silver and gold coin of Peru. The silver sol is the unit of value, and is worth about 68 cents.

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