Single

sing′gl, adj. consisting of one only: individual, unique: separate, private: alone: unmarried: not combined with others: unmixed: having one only on each side: straightforward: sincere: simple, normal: pure.— v.t. to separate: to choose one from others: to select from a number.— adjs. Sing′le-act′ing , acting effectively in one direction only—of any reciprocating machine or implement; Sing′le-breast′ed , with a single row of buttons or loops only, of a coat, corsage, .— n. Single-en′try , a system of book-keeping in which each entry appears only once on one side or other of an account.— adj. Sing′le-eyed , having but one eye: devoted, unselfish.— ns. Sing′le-flow′er , a flower containing a single set of petals, as a wild rose; Sing′le-foot , a gait of horses, the amble.— adjs. Sing′le-hand′ed , by one's self: una isted: having only one workman; Sing′le-heart′ed , having a single or sincere heart: without duplicity.— adv. Sing′le-heart′edly .— adj. Sing′le-mind′ed , having a single or sincere mind: upright.— ns. Sing′le-mind′edne ; Sing′lene , state of being single or alone: freedom from deceit: sincerity: simplicity.— adj. Sing′le-soled , having a single sole, as a shoe: poor.— ns. Sing′le-stick , a stick or cudgel for one hand: a fight or game with singlesticks; Sing′let , an undershirt or waistcoat; Sing′let on , in whist, a hand containing one card only of some suit; Sing′letree (the same as Swingletree ); Sing′le-wom′an , an unmarried woman: ( obs. ) a whore.— adv. Sing′ly , one by one: particularly: alone: by one's self: honestly: sincerely. [O. Fr.,—L. sin-gul us , one to each, separate, akin to sem-el , once, Gr. ham-a .]