a dull grey North American thrush noted for its beautiful song
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a card game played by one person
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Solitaire \Sol`i*taire"\, n. [F. See {Solitary}.] 1. A person who lives in solitude; a recluse; a hermit. --Pope.
2. A single diamond in a setting; also, sometimes, a precious stone of any kind set alone.
Diamond solitaires blazing on his breast and wrists. --Mrs. R. H. Davis.
3. A game which one person can play alone; -- applied to many games of cards, etc.; also, to a game played on a board with pegs or balls, in which the object is, beginning with all the places filled except one, to remove all but one of the pieces by ``jumping,'' as in draughts.
4. (Zo["o]l.) (a) A large extinct bird ({Pezophaps solitaria}) which formerly inhabited the islands of Mauritius and Rodrigeuz. It was larger and taller than the wild turkey. Its wings were too small for flight. Called also {solitary}. (b) Any species of American thrushlike birds of the genus {Myadestes}. They are noted their sweet songs and retiring habits. Called also {fly-catching thrush}. A West Indian species ({Myadestes sibilans}) is called the {invisible bird}.
She spent the time reading, decorating her 10-foot-square Plexiglas room inside the sealed cave with cardboard cutouts, practicing calisthenics and judo moves, playing solitaire and "chatting" with researchers by typing messages on the computer.
There is an illustrated section on the human anatomy and how to play board games from backgammon to Scrabble or cards from blackjack to solitaire.