Webster's Dictionary 1913

5293

Single-breasted

Sin″gle–breast′ed (?), a. Lapping over the breast only far enough to permit of buttoning, and having buttons on one edge only; as, a single-breasted coast.

5294

Single-foot

Sin″gle–foot′ (?), n. An irregular gait of a horse; — called also single-footed pace. See Single, v. i.Single-foot is an irregular pace, rather rare, distinguished by the poster...

5295

Single-foot (2)

Sin″gle–foot′, v. i. To proceed by means of the single-foot, as a horse or other quadruped. — Sin″gle–foot′er, n.

5296

Single-handed

Sin″gle–hand″ed (?), a. Having but one hand, or one workman; also, alone; unassisted.

5297

Single-hearted

Sin″gle–heart″ed (?), a. Having an honest heart; free from duplicity. — Sin″gle–heart″ed‐ly, adv.

5298

Single-minded

Sin″gle–mind″ed (?), a. Having a single purpose; hence, artless; guileless; single-hearted.

5299

Single-surfaced

Sin″gle–sur″faced (?), a. Having one surface; — said specif. of aëroplanes or aërocurves that are covered with fabric, etc., on only one side.

5300

Singleness

Sin″gle‐ness, n. 1. The quality or state of being single, or separate from all others; the opposite of doubleness, complication, or multiplicity.2. Freedom from duplicity, or se...

5301

Singles

Sin″gles (?), n. pl. See Single, n., 2.

5302

Singlestick

Sin″gle‐stick′ (?), n. (a) In England and Scotland, a cudgel used in fencing or fighting; a backsword. (b) The game played with singlesticks, in which he who first brings blood ...

5303

Singlet

Sin″glet (?), n. An unlined or undyed waistcoat; a single garment; — opposed to doublet.

5304

Singleton

Sin″gle‐ton (?), n. In certain games at cards, as whist, a single card of any suit held at the deal by a player; as, to lead a singleton.

5305

Singletree

Sin″gle‐tree′ (?), n. [Cf. Swingletree.] The pivoted or swinging bar to which the traces of a harnessed horse are fixed; a whiffletree.☞ When two horses draw abreast, a singletr...

5306

Singly

Sin″gly (?), adv. 1. Individually; particularly; severally; as, to make men singly and personally good.2. Only; by one's self; alone.Look thee, 't is so! Thou singly honest man....

5307

Singsong

Sing″song′ (?), n. 1. Bad singing or poetry.2. A drawling or monotonous tone, as of a badly executed song.

5308

Singsong (2)

Sing″song′, a. Drawling; monotonous.

5309

Singsong (3)

Sing″song′, v. i. To write poor poetry. Tennyson.

5310

Singspiel

‖Sing″spiel′ (?), n. [G.; singen to sing + spiel to play.] (Music) A dramatic work, partly in dialogue and partly in song, of a kind popular in Germany in the latter part of the...

5311

Singster

Sing″ster (?), n. A songstress. Wyclif.

5312

Singular

Sin″gu‐lar (sĭṉ″gū̍‐lẽr), a. [OE. singuler, F. singulier, fr. L. singularius, singularis, fr. singulus single. See Single, a.] 1. Separate or apart from others; single; distinct...

5313

Singular (2)

Sin″gu‐lar, n. 1. An individual instance; a particular. Dr. H. More.2. (Gram) The singular number, or the number denoting one person or thing; a word in the singular number.

5314

Singularist

Sin″gu‐lar‐ist (sĭṉ″gū̍‐lẽr‐ĭst), n. One who affects singularity.A clownish singularist, or nonconformist to ordinary usage. Borrow.

5315

Singularity

Sin′gu‐lar″i‐ty (–lăr″ĭ‐ty̆), n.; pl.Singularities (–tĭz). [L. singularitas: cf. F. singularité.] 1. The quality or state of being singular; some character or quality of a thing...

5316

Singularize

Sin″gu‐lar‐ize (sĭṉ″gū̍‐lẽr‐īz), v. t. To make singular or single; to distinguish.

5317

Singularly

Sin″gu‐lar‐ly, adv. 1. In a singular manner; in a manner, or to a degree, not common to others; extraordinarily; as, to be singularly exact in one's statements; singularly consi...

5318

Singult

Sin″gult (?), n.[L. singultus.] A sigh or sobbing; also, a hiccough. Spenser.W. Browne.

5319

Singultous

Sin‐gul″tous (?), a.(Med.) Relating to, or affected with, hiccough. Dunglison.