sin·glet

(sĭng′glĭt)

1. A sleeveless, tight-fitting undershirt or athletic shirt.

2. A tight-fitting, one-piece garment consisting of shorts and a sleeveless top with a collar that sometimes dips low on the chest, worn in wrestling.

3. Physics A multiplet with a single member.

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singlet

(ˈsɪŋɡlɪt)

1. (Clothing & Fashion) chiefly Brit and Austral a man's sleeveless undergarment covering the body from the shoulders to the hips

2. (Clothing & Fashion) Austral a similar sleeveless garment worn as outerwear. Also called (in Britain): vest

3. (Clothing & Fashion) chiefly Brit a garment worn with shorts by athletes, boxers, etc

4. NZ a black woollen outer garment worn by bushmen

5. (General Physics) physics a multiplet that has only one member

6. (Chemistry) chem a chemical bond consisting of one electron

[C18: from single, on the model of doublet]

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sin•glet

(ˈsɪŋ glɪt)

n.

1. a loose-fitting, sleeveless athletic jersey.

2. Chiefly Brit. a man's undershirt.

3. a single unit; an unpaired or separate item.

[1740–50; on the model of doublet]

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Noun

singlet - a collarless men's undergarment for the upper part of the body

undershirt, vest

undergarment, unmentionable - a garment worn under other garments

Translations

canottiera maglietta

singlet

[ˈsɪŋglɪt] N → camiseta f sin mangas, camiseta f de tirantes, playera f (LAm)

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singlet

[ˈsɪŋglɪt] n (British)

(= sleeveless T-shirt) → débardeur m, marcel m; (for athletes) → débardeur m

(= undershirt) → marcel m

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singlet

n (Brit Sport) → ärmelloses Trikot; (= underclothing) → (ärmelloses) Unterhemd, Trikothemd nt

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singlet

[ˈsɪŋglɪt] n (esp Brit) → canottiera

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