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singlet

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sin·glet  (sngglt)
n.
1. Chiefly British A man's jersey undershirt.
2. Physics A multiplet with a single member.

singlet [ˈsɪŋglɪt]
n
1. (Clothing & Fashion) Chiefly Brit a man's sleeveless undergarment covering the body from the shoulders to the hips
2. (Clothing & Fashion) the Austral. name for vest [1] [2]
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. (Physics / General Physics) Physics a multiplet that has only one member
6. (Chemistry) Chem a chemical bond consisting of one electron
[from single, on the model of doublet]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.singletsinglet - a collarless men's undergarment for the upper part of the body
undergarment, unmentionable - a garment worn under other garments
Translations
singlet [ˈsɪŋglɪt] Ncamiseta f sin mangas, camiseta f de tirantes, playera f (LAm)
singlet [ˈsɪŋglɪt] n (British)
(= sleeveless T-shirt) → débardeur m, marcel m; (for athletes)débardeur m
(= undershirt) → marcel m
singlet
n (Brit Sport) → ärmelloses Trikot; (= underclothing)(ärmelloses) Unterhemd, Trikothemd nt
singlet [ˈsɪŋglɪt] n (esp Brit) → canottiera
singlet [ˈsɪŋglɪt] n (esp Brit) → canottiera


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They wore a sort of uniform of red golfing jackets and white sweaters, football singlet, and stockings and boots and each had let his fancy play about his head-dress.
Its owner had taken off his tunic, and in white trousers and a thin, short-sleeved singlet prowled behind the chair-backs nursing his meagre el- bows.
Ross affirmed, proceeding stolidly with the knitting of the woollen singlet on her knees--one of the countless under-garments that she interminably knitted for her skipper sons.
 
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