Emily Dickinson Lexicon

SIN'GLE, v.t.

1. To select, as an individual person or thing from among a number; to choose one from others. A dog who can single out his master in the dark. – Bacon.
2. To sequester; to withdraw; to retire; as, an agent singling itself from comforts. [Not used.] – Hooker.
3. To take alone; as, men commendable when singled from society. [Not in use.] – Hooker.
4. To separate. – Sidney.