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ing into one with another word. [R.] Some of the phrasal adverbs have assumed the form of single words, by that symphytism which naturally attaches these light elements to each other. Earle.

n found in certain sponges. It consists of several filaments, each of which arises from a single cell.

unction or functions which as a rule are of greater complexity than those manifested by a single organ; as, the capillary system, the muscular system, the digestive system, etc.; hence, the whole body as a functional unity.

in studying the range of attention, or the power of distinguishing separate objects in a single impression.

Touching; touching at a single point; specifically (Geom.)

A key or thing touched to produce a tone. Tasto solo, single touch; -- in old music, a direction denoting that the notes in the bass over or under which it is written should be performed alone, or with no other chords than unisons and octaves.

r three; three things taken together; a triad. Some in ternaries, some in pairs, and some single. Holder.

us substance, drawn out to considerable length; a compound cord consisting of two or more single yarns doubled, or joined together, and twisted.

twist two or more filaments of, as silk, so as to form one thread; to twist together, as singles, in a direction contrary to the twist of the singles themselves; -- sometimes applied to the whole class of operations by which silk is prepared for the weaver. Tomlinson. To throw away. (a) To lose by neglect or folly; to…

a. & p. p. from Throw, v. Thrown silk, silk thread consisting of two or more singles twisted together like a rope, in a direction contrary to that in which the singles of which it is composed are twisted. M'Culloch. -- Thrown singles, silk thread or cord made by three processes of twisting, first into singles, two or…

A single piece or squared stick of wood intended for building, or already framed; collectively, the larger pieces or sticks of wood, forming the framework of a house, ship, or other structure, in distinction from the covering or boarding. So they prepared timber . . . to build the house. 1 Kings v. 18. Many of the timb…

The loose outer garment worn by the ancient Romans, consisting of a single broad piece of woolen cloth of a shape approaching a semicircle. It was of undyed wool, except the border of the toga prætexta. Toga prætexta. Etym: [L.], a toga with a broad purple border, worn by children of both sexes, by magistrates, and by…

A kind of open sedan used in Ceylon, carried by a single pole on men's shoulders.

A single stroke on a drawing or a picture. Never give the least touch with your pencil till you have well examined your design. Dryden.

To buy and sell or exchange property in a single instance.

A stroke; a touch. By this single trait Homer makes an essential difference between the Iliad and Odyssey. Broome.

or solve, a traverse (Naut.), to reduce a series of courses or distances to an equivalent single one; to calculate the resultant of a traverse. -- Traverse board (Naut.), a small board hung in the steerage, having the points of the compass marked on it, and for each point as many holes as there are half hours in a wat…

nnial woody plant of considerable size (usually over twenty feet high) and growing with a single trunk.

A triad; trinity. [R.] A single trine of brazen tortoises. Mrs. Browning. Eternal One, Almighty Trine! Keble.

A single board, or tack, in plying, or beating, to windward.