singlet

noun sin·glet \ ˈsiŋ-glət \

Updated on: 26 Apr 2018

Definition of singlet

[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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Here’s a 24-year-old Bruce in 1973, in Chuck Taylors and a singlet, sunglasses perched jauntily on his head and taken on a dock of the New Jersey shore.

— beth py-lieberman, Smithsonian, "Ten Rarely Seen Springsteen Photographs That Capture the Exhilarating Power of The Boss," 20 Apr. 2018
The look of ponchos and jackets running six-minute miles was a stark difference from the singlet and buns that elites are accustomed to being seen in during a race.

— chris chavez, SI.com, "How Des Linden Beat Fatigue, Weather Conditions to Win the 2018 Boston Marathon," 16 Apr. 2018
Sprinter Hannah Cunliffe has traded Eugene for Seattle and her Oregon Ducks singlet for an Adidas kit.

— tyson alger, OregonLive.com, "Oregon Ducks vs. UCLA Bruins: Men's basketball live updates," 17 Feb. 2018
Silver sparkle on a women’s singlet looked like chainmail, seen again in a men’s statement coat which screamed 1980.

— thomas adamson, The Seattle Times, "Dior travels back in time for couture-infused menswear," 20 Jan. 2018
Use a gear belt for your fluids, but one that is small enough to be concealed under a singlet.

— sam dangremond, Town & Country, "10 Tips for Looking Good While Running a Marathon," 13 Nov. 2013
That’s right, the Raw general manager, who hasn’t wrestled for WWE in 11 years, is putting on the singlet again to face The Miz, Sheamus, Cesaro, Kane and Braun Strowman in a 5-on-3 handicap match.

— dan gartland, SI.com, "Kurt Angle Replaces Roman Reigns for TLC PPV, Reportedly Due to Viral Meningitis," 20 Oct. 2017
Noelle Wedig’s costumes are a delicious mishmash, with lots of lace-up garments – boots, corsets, archers’ arm guards – accompanied by all manner of droopy vests and singlets and still enough fancy left for Robin’s traditional feathered cap.

— david lyman, Cincinnati.com, "'Marian or the True Tale of Robin Hood' a feather in Know Theatre's cap," 29 July 2017
The MSHSL board of directors approved a rule that will allow wrestlers to wear a compression shirt and shorts during competition instead of singlets.

— jace frederick, Twin Cities, "Instant replay review coming to the Prep Bowl? MSHSL is looking into it," 5 June 2017

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