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Etymology

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From Urdu سلا (solā).

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Noun

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solah (countable and uncountable, plural solahs)

  1. Alternative form of shola (the plant Aeschynomene aspera)
    • 1888, Rudyard Kipling, “The Arrest of Lieutenant Golightly”, in Plain Tales from the Hills, Folio, published 2005, page 93:
      he descended in a new khaki suit—tight fitting—of a delicate olive-green; a peacock-blue tie, white collar, and a snowy white solah helmet.

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