Many very fleet horses, when overdriven, adopt a disagreeable gait, which seems to be a cross between a pace and a trot, in which the two legs of one side are raised almost but not quite, simultaneously. Such horses are said to single, or to be single-footed. --W. S. Clark. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
Single — Sin gle, a. [L. singulus, a dim. from the root in simplex simple; cf. OE. & OF. sengle, fr. L. singulus. See {Simple}, and cf. {Singular}.] 1. One only, as distinguished from more than one; consisting of one alone; individual; separate; as, a… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Single-8 — is a motion picture film format introduced by Fujifilm of Japan in 1965 as an alternative to the Kodak Super 8 format. The company Konan (that developed the Konan 16 subminiature camera) claims in its… … Wikipedia
Single 8 — Kamera Yashica TL 30 Single 8 Kassette … Deutsch Wikipedia
Single — may refer to:In music:* Single (music), a song release * Single (Natasha Bedingfield song), a 2004/2006 song by Natasha Bedingfield * Single coil, an electromagnetic guitar pickup type * Single (New Kids on the Block song), a 2008 single by New… … Wikipedia
single — [ siŋgɶl ] n. m. • 1898; mot angl. « seul » ♦ Anglic. 1 ♦ Tennis Vieilli Simple. 2 ♦ Compartiment de voitures lits, chambre d hôtel, cabine à une seule place. Recomm. offic. individuel. 3 ♦ Disque 45 tours ne possédant qu un seul morceau par… … Encyclopédie Universelle
single — adj 1 *unmarried, celibate, virgin, maiden 2 Single, sole, unique, lone, solitary, separate, particular can all mean one as distinguished from two or more or all others. Something Single is not accompanied or supported by, or combined or united… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
single — sin‧gle [ˈsɪŋgl] noun [countable] TRAVEL a ticket for a journey from one place to another but not back again: • A single to Oxford, please. compare return2 * * * Ⅰ. single UK US /ˈsɪŋgl/ adjective … Financial and business terms
single — [siŋ′gəl] adj. [ME < OFr sengle < L singulus, single: for IE base see SIMPLE] 1. a) one only; one and no more; individual b) separate and distinct from others of the same kind [every single time] 2. without another or others; alone;… … English World dictionary
single — s.n. (muz.) Disc care conţine câte o singură piesă pe fiecare faţă. ♦ (Adjectival) Disc single. [pr.: singl] – cuv. engl. Trimis de IoanSoleriu, 24.07.2004. Sursa: DEX 98 SINGLE [pr.: singl] n. : Disc single disc care conţine o singură piesă pe … Dicționar Român
Single — Smfn Alleinstehende(r); Schallplatte; Einzelspiel per. Wortschatz fremd. Erkennbar fremd (20. Jh.) Entlehnung. Entlehnt aus ne. single einzeln, einfach , zu dessen Grundlage s. Singular. Ebenso nndl. single, nfrz. single, nschw. singel, nnorw … Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen sprache
