sol-faist

noun

sol-fa·​ist ¦sōl-¦fä(-i)st 

-¦fä-ˌist, 

chiefly British ¦säl-

plural sol-faists

archaic : a user or an advocate of the tonic sol-fa system

Word History

Etymology

sol-fa entry 1 + -ist

First Known Use

1878, in the meaning defined above

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Rhymes for sol-faist

• maist