·adj Lapping over the breast only far enough to permit of buttoning, and having buttons on one edge only; as, a single-breasted coast.
·Impf & ·p.p. of <<Breast>>. II. Breasted ·adj Having a breast; — used in composition with qualify...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
·adj Alone; having no companion. II. Single ·noun A handful of gleaned grain. III. Single ·adj Unc...
·adj Having a narrow, projecting chest, caused by forward curvature of the vertebral column. ...
·adj Folding or lapping over on the breast, with a row of buttons and buttonholes on each side; as, ...
·adj Having a breast like a pigeon, — the sternum being so prominent as to constitute a deformity; c...
·adj Having a sweet, musical voice, as the nightingale. ·cf. <<Breast>>, ·noun, 6. ...
Said of a woman with scarce any breasts. ...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
·add. ·- A tax levied upon land alone, irrespective of improvements, — advocated by certain economis...
·adj Having simplicity of action; especially (Mach.), acting or exerting force during strokes in one...
·noun An irregular gait of a horse; — called also single-footed pace. ·see <<Single>>, ·vi. II. Si...
·adj Having but one hand, or one workman; also, alone; unassisted. ...
·adj Having an honest heart; free from duplicity. ...
·adj Having a single purpose; hence, artless; guileless; single-hearted. ...
·add. ·adj Having one surface; — said specif. of aeroplanes or aerocurves that are covered with fab...
A person having but one eye. ...
To unreeve the running part of top-sail sheets, &c., to let them run freely, or for harbour duty. ...
The Sailor's Word-Book
A ship unmoored, having hove up one bower, rides by the other. ...
See atmospheric steam-engine. ...
See atmospheric steam-engine ...