† three-doubleadj.
Obsolete.
‘Doubled’ or folded in three; consisting of three layers, courses, thicknesses, etc.; threefold.
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the world > space > relative position > folding or folded condition > [adjective] > folded in two or three
twofold?c1225
three-double?1541
twofolded1887
the world > space > relative position > condition of being external > covering > a layer > [adjective] > in three thicknesses
three-double?1541
three-doubled1558
?1541 R. Copland Maner to Examyne Lazares in Guy de Chauliac's Questyonary Cyrurgyens sig. Qj Ouer that a lynnen cloth thre dowble.
1613 N. Breton Vncasing Machiuils Instr. 16 A Falling-band, or a three-double ruffe.
1653 H. Cogan tr. F. M. Pinto Voy. & Adventures (1663) xxxii. 129 Having a chain of Pearl three double about his neck.
1658 J. Rowland tr. T. Moffett Theater of Insects in Topsell's Hist. Four-footed Beasts (rev. ed.) 953 Terrible for biting,..piercing through a three double stocking and boots likewise.
1728 E. Smith Compl. Housewife (ed. 2) 128 Butter Papers three double, one white, and two brown.
1874 T. Hardy Far from Madding Crowd I. viii. 105 ‘And he's growed terrible crooked, too, lately,’ Jacob continued, surveying his father's figure, which was rather more bowed than his own. ‘Really, one may say that father there is three-double.’
Derivatives
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1580 C. Hollyband Treasurie French Tong Tripler, to three double.
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the world > space > relative position > condition of being external > covering > a layer > [adjective] > in three thicknesses
three-double?1541
three-doubled1558
1558 T. Phaer tr. Virgil Seuen First Bks. Eneidos vii. sig. U.iijv Threedubbeld shyrtes Of golde [L. auroque trilicem loricam].
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