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• single cut
  single cut

  noun

  a simple form of brilliant cut, having eight facets above and eight facets below the girdle, as well as the table, and usually a culet.
• single-cut
  single-cut

  adjective

  noting a file having a series of parallel cutting ridges in one direction only.

single cut

¹ American  

noun

Jewelry.

1. a simple form of brilliant cut, having eight facets above and eight facets below the girdle, as well as the table, and usually a culet.

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single-cut ² American  

[sing-guhl-kuht] / ˈsɪŋ gəlˈkʌt /

adjective

1. noting a file having a series of parallel cutting ridges in one direction only.

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Etymology

Origin of single cut

First recorded in 1825–35

Example Sentences

Wobbly economic conditions could prompt Fed officials to lower rates more than the single cut they penciled in for 2026 back in December.

From Barron's • Mar. 17, 2026

After Dalbec’s RBI single cut Boston’s deficit to 5-4 in the sixth, Rafael Devers scored the tying run in the seventh when a grounder up the middle by Story deflected off pitcher Ryan Tepera’s glove.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 7, 2022

No surprise then, that her first single, cut in 1959, was a spry rockabilly called “Puppy Love.”

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 15, 2022

Wong’s run-scoring single cut the deficit to 4-2.

From Fox News • Aug. 25, 2021

It has been shown in the comparison between the daily single cut and the two cuts daily that the influence on yields of the superimposed cut is relatively small.

From The Preparation of Plantation Rubber by Morgan, Sidney