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singlet

noun
/ˈsɪŋɡlɪt/

Etymology

From single + -let.

  1. derived from *sem-✻ — “one”
  2. derived from singulus
  3. derived from sengle
  4. inherited from single
  5. suffixed as singlet — “single + let”

Definitions

  1. A set of one, an item not part of a larger set

  2. A single piece of clothing

    • Winston wrenched his body out of bed — naked, for a member of the Outer Party received only 3,000 clothing coupons annually, and a suit of pyjamas was 600 — and seized a dingy singlet and a pair of shorts that were lying across a chair.
    • However, even in the latter he wears a blue singlet to help remind the audience of his working-class roots.

The neighborhood

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No curated loop yet for singlet. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA