4. Not doubled, twisted together, or combined with others; as, a single thread; a single strand of a rope.
5. Performed by one person, or one on each side; as, a single combat. These shifts refuted, answer thy appellant, . . . Who now defles thee thrice ti single fight. Milton.
6. Uncompounded; pure; unmixed. Simple ideas are opposed to complex, and single to compound. I. Watts.
7. Not deceitful or artful; honest; sincere. I speak it with a single heart. Shak.
8. Simple; not wise; weak; silly. [Obs.]
He utters such single matter in so infantly a voice. Beau & Fl.
Single ale, beer, or drink, small ale, etc., as contrasted with
double ale, etc., which is stronger. [Obs.] Nares.
— Single bill (Law), a written engagement, generally under seal,
for the payment of money, without a penalty. Burril.
— Single court (Lawn Tennis), a court laid out for only two
players.
— Single-cut file. See the Note under 4th File.
— Single entry. See under Bookkeeping.
— Single file. See under 1st File.
— Single flower (Bot.), a flower with but one set of petals, as a
wild rose.
— Single knot. See Illust. under Knot.
— Single whip (Naut.), a single rope running through a fixed block.
SINGLE
Sin"gle, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Singled; p. pr. & vb. n. Singling.]
1. To select, as an individual person or thing, from among a number; to choose out from others; to separate. Dogs who hereby can single out their master in the dark. Bacon. His blood! she faintly screamed her mind Still singling one from all mankind. More.
2. To sequester; to withdraw; to retire. [Obs.] An agent singling itself from consorts. Hooker.
3. To take alone, or one by one. Men . . . commendable when they are singled. Hooker.
SINGLE
Sin"gle, v. i.