singlet

noun

sin·​glet ˈsiŋ-glət How to pronounce singlet (audio)
1
[from its having only one thickness of cloth] chiefly British : an athletic jersey
also : undershirt
2
: an atom or molecule that has no net electronic magnetic moment
also : an excited state of an atom or molecule that is a singlet

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Queen Camilla is used to hosting British celebrities at Buckingham Palace, but most aren't dressed in a shiny singlet! — Meredith Kile, People.com, 27 Feb. 2025 Different jumpsuits! — M.W. Tearaway powder blue disco singlets are gonna be flying off the shelves after this Benson Boone set. — August Brown, Los Angeles Times, 3 Feb. 2025 In the end, the team purchased a chest plate with breasts, similar to what a drag queen would wear and goes on like a singlet. — Lauryn Higgins, Flow Space, 2 Dec. 2024 But the lack of snowfall on the course exposed roots and left the trail unusually rocky, causing Park to fall three times, leaving her bare legs and white singlet torn and covered in dirt. — Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2024 See All Example Sentences for singlet

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First Known Use

circa 1746, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of singlet was circa 1746

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singlet

noun
sin·​glet ˈsiŋ-glət How to pronounce singlet (audio)
chiefly British
: undershirt

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