solder

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   an alloy, usually of lead and tin, used when melted to join two metal surfaces

   I was running low on solder because of all the electronics repairs I was making.

2. 2
   verb

   to join or fuse with solder

   You should solder these two pipes together.

3. 3
   noun

   Circumstances or emotions that strongly bond things or persons together, by analogy to solder that joins metals.

   Friendship! Mysterious cement of the soul — and solder of society.

From Middle English souder, soudere, soudur (noun), from Old French soldure, soudeure (noun), from Old French souder, solder (“to solder”, verb) (> Middle English souden (“to solder”)), from Latin solidāre (“make solid”).

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