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(dub′lit)

noun

a man's closefitting jacket with or without sleeves, worn chiefly from the 14th to the 16th cent.
either of a pair of similar things
a pair; couple
a pair of thrown dice with identical sides uppermost
a simulated gem produced by cementing together two smaller stones, crystals, or pieces of colored glass
Linguis. either of two words that derive ultimately from the same source but by different processes (Ex.: regal, royal; skirt, shirt)
Radio dipole ()

Origin: ME < OFr, dim. of double, orig., something folded, a kind of material: see double

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noun

A close-fitting jacket, with or without sleeves, worn by European men between the 15th and 17th centuries.
a. A pair of similar or identical things.
b. A member of such a pair.
c. Physics A multiplet with two members.
Linguistics One of two words derived from the same historical source by different routes of transmission, such as skirt from Scandinavian and shirt from English.
An imitation gem composed of two parts, as of an inferior stone layered beneath a precious gem.
doublets Games A throw of two dice in which the same number of dots appears on the upper face of each.

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Origin: Middle English

Origin: , from Old French

Origin: , diminutive of double, double; see double

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