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doublet Definition

dou·blet (dub′lit)

noun

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

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

doublet Synonyms

doublet

n.

duplicate, couple, two; see pair.

doublet Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • include: The slash or cut in the outer surfaces of garments, which included doublets, exposed the contrasting color of the linings beneath.
  • wear: We don't wear doublet and hose today, but we can still make jokes about people who wear anoraks or Armani.
  • slash: And very much, Sir, the ruff and the slashed doublet become you!
  • make: A 1610 " fencing " doublet made of kid leather.
  • have: It has a slightly flat hum and a strong, very flat prime and has large doublets on all its important partials.
  • use: However, a new mark ll version has been announced that uses a sharper coated doublet.

Preposition: in

  • bell: On the other hand, to attempt to lessen the doublet in this bell would be no bad thing.

Adjective modifier

  • Elizabethan: Elizabethan Doublets - a comment dating back to 1583!
  • high: The player with the highest doublet plays first and turns proceed in a clockwise direction.
  • new: The potential clinical benefit of this new doublet in the treatment of transitional cell carcinoma warrants testing in future phase III studies.
  • leathern: Sir John's colors, and a leathern doublet, weighing 11 pounds, worn by him, are still preserved.
  • fitted: How to Make Simple Medieval Costumes - patterns for tunic, hose, hood and fitted doublet.
  • blue: John has a red hat and cape, a gray blue doublet with blue cuffs, red trousers and gray stockings.

Modifies a noun

  • lens: Doublet lenses are made up of two different types of glass, a flint and crown glass.
  • microtubules: If a bent cilium is examined in cross-section by electron microscopy, fewer than 9 doublet microtubules are seen at the tip.
  • structure: The lower spectrum shows the effect of a magnetic field on the doublet structure.
  • splitting: It contains over 19,000 line positions, doublet splittings, line shifts, etc taken from the literature.

Noun used with modifier

  • arming: Each suit also includes two sword fighting lessons, a steel display stand, and a custom- fitted arming doublet undergarment of padded linen.
  • microtubule: ATP addition then causes the microtubule doublets to slide apart.