a closely woven fabric made of mohair or worsted, constructed in plain weave, and finished to simulate the coat of a boar
Word origin
[1350–1400; ‹ MF ‹‹ LL singulāris (porcus) solitary (pig or boar); r. ME singlere ‹ OF sengler ‹ L, as above]This word is first recorded in the period 1350–1400. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: absolute, fix, flash, negative, register