'Solaria' definitions:

Definition of 'Solaria'

From: GCIDE
  • Solarium \So*la"ri*um\, n.; pl. Solaria. [L. See Solar, n.]
  • 1. An apartment freely exposed to the sun; anciently, an apartment or inclosure on the roof of a house; in modern times, an apartment in a hospital, used as a resort for convalescents. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. (Zool.) Any one of several species of handsome marine spiral shells of the genus Solarium and allied genera. The shell is conical, and usually has a large, deep umbilicus exposing the upper whorls. Called also perspective shell. [1913 Webster]