doublet

[ duhb-lit ]

/ ˈdʌb lɪt /

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noun

a close-fitting outer garment, with or without sleeves and sometimes having a short skirt, worn by men in the Renaissance.

an undergarment, quilted and reinforced with mail, worn beneath armor.

a pair of like things; couple.

one of a pair of like things; duplicate.

Linguistics. one of two or more words in a language that are derived from the same source, especially when one is learned while the other is popular, as coy and quiet, both taken from the same Latin word, quiet directly, and coy by way of Old French.

Printing. an unintentional repetition in printed matter or proof.

doublets, a throw of a pair of dice in which the same number of spots turns up on each die.

Jewelry. a counterfeit gem made of two pieces, either of smaller gemstones, inferior stones, or glass.Compare imitation doublet, triplet (def. 6).

Optics. a compound lens made of two thin lenses shaped so as to reduce chromatic and spherical aberrations.

Origin of doublet

1300–50; Middle English <Middle French. See double, -et

Words nearby doublet

double star, double steal, double stop, double sugar, double-system sound recording, doublet, double tackle, double-tailed, double take, double take, do a, double-talk

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Example sentences from the Web for doublet

The meaning of antic, a doublet of antique, has changed considerably, but the process is easy to follow.
The Romance of Words (4th ed.)|Ernest Weekley
Ayllon had the necklace with him in the slack of his doublet.
The Trail Book|Mary Austin
"Listen," she said, when it came to the silver sugar-loaf buttons of the doublet.
Harding's luck|E. [Edith] Nesbit
You may as well continue to wear your breeches under those you have outside, but leave your doublet when I change.
Won by the Sword|G.A. Henty

From his waist to his heels he was clad in a pair of tight-fitting buckskin hose fastened by laces (called points) to his doublet.
The Cloister and the Hearth|Charles Reade

British Dictionary definitions for doublet

doublet

/ (ˈdʌblɪt) /

noun

(formerly) a man's close-fitting jacket, with or without sleeves (esp in the phrase doublet and hose.)

a pair of similar things, esp two words deriving ultimately from the same source, for example reason and ratio or fragile and frail
one of such a pair

jewellery a false gem made by welding a thin layer of a gemstone onto a coloured glass base or by fusing two small stones together to make a larger one

physics

a multiplet that has two members
a closely spaced pair of related spectral lines

(plural) two dice each showing the same number of spots on one throw

physics two simple lenses designed to be used together, the optical distortion in one being balanced by that in the other

Word Origin for doublet

C14: from Old French, from double

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Medical definitions for doublet

doublet

[ dŭb′lĭt ]

n.

A pairing of two lenses to optically correct a chromatic and spherical aberration.

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释义	doublet [ duhb-lit ] / ˈdʌb lɪt / SEE SYNONYMS FOR doublet ON THESAURUS.COM noun a close-fitting outer garment, with or without sleeves and sometimes having a short skirt, worn by men in the Renaissance. an undergarment, quilted and reinforced with mail, worn beneath armor. a pair of like things; couple. one of a pair of like things; duplicate. Linguistics. one of two or more words in a language that are derived from the same source, especially when one is learned while the other is popular, as coy and quiet, both taken from the same Latin word, quiet directly, and coy by way of Old French. Printing. an unintentional repetition in printed matter or proof. doublets, a throw of a pair of dice in which the same number of spots turns up on each die. Jewelry. a counterfeit gem made of two pieces, either of smaller gemstones, inferior stones, or glass.Compare imitation doublet, triplet (def. 6). Optics. a compound lens made of two thin lenses shaped so as to reduce chromatic and spherical aberrations. Origin of doublet 1300–50; Middle English <Middle French. See double, -et Words nearby doublet double star, double steal, double stop, double sugar, double-system sound recording, doublet, double tackle, double-tailed, double take, double take, do a, double-talk Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for doublet The meaning of antic, a doublet of antique, has changed considerably, but the process is easy to follow. The Romance of Words (4th ed.)\|Ernest Weekley Ayllon had the necklace with him in the slack of his doublet. The Trail Book\|Mary Austin "Listen," she said, when it came to the silver sugar-loaf buttons of the doublet. Harding's luck\|E. [Edith] Nesbit You may as well continue to wear your breeches under those you have outside, but leave your doublet when I change. Won by the Sword\|G.A. Henty From his waist to his heels he was clad in a pair of tight-fitting buckskin hose fastened by laces (called points) to his doublet. The Cloister and the Hearth\|Charles Reade British Dictionary definitions for doublet doublet / (ˈdʌblɪt) / noun (formerly) a man's close-fitting jacket, with or without sleeves (esp in the phrase doublet and hose.) a pair of similar things, esp two words deriving ultimately from the same source, for example reason and ratio or fragile and frail one of such a pair jewellery a false gem made by welding a thin layer of a gemstone onto a coloured glass base or by fusing two small stones together to make a larger one physics a multiplet that has two members a closely spaced pair of related spectral lines (plural) two dice each showing the same number of spots on one throw physics two simple lenses designed to be used together, the optical distortion in one being balanced by that in the other Word Origin for doublet C14: from Old French, from double Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to doublet combination, duo, couple, two, team, match, pair, double, set, twosome, span, combine, yoke, brace, duality, mates, twins, combo, dyad, deuce Medical definitions for doublet doublet [ dŭb′lĭt ] n. A pairing of two lenses to optically correct a chromatic and spherical aberration. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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doublet

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Medical definitions for doublet

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