doubléadj.2
/ˈduːbleɪ/ a. Covered with, folded over.
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1847 W. M. Thackeray Vanity Fair (1848) iv. 25 A sort of tent, hung round with chintz of a rich..India pattern, and doublé with calico of a tender rose-colour.
b. Of a book lining: made with a doublure.
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1890 Catal. Exhib. Rec. Bk.-bindings Grolier Club 11 When the inside of the cover is lined with leather it is termed doublé.
1890 Catal. Exhib. Rec. Bk.-bindings Grolier Club 27 Garnet morocco, with ornament in mosaic and gold; doublé, blue morocco, with border of foliage and flowers.
c. Plated with gold or silver.
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1901 ‘L. Malet’ Hist. Richard Calmady iii. x. 258 The noble house of Fallowfeild, doublé with all the gold of all the Barkings.
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