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doublet

(dʌblɪt)

Word forms: plural doublets

countable noun

A doublet was a short, tight jacket that was worn by men in the fifteenth, sixteenth, and early seventeenth centuries.

Synonyms: jacket, vest, waistcoat, jerkin More Synonyms of doublet

doublet in British English

(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

3. 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

4. physics

a multiplet that has two members

a closely spaced pair of related spectral lines

5. (plural)

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

6. physics

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

Word origin

C14: from Old French, from double

doublet in American English

(ˈdʌblɪt)

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

4. [often pl.]

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

6. Linguistics

either of two words that derive ultimately from the same source but by differentprocesses (Ex.: regal, royal; skirt, shirt)

7. Radio

dipole (sense 3)

Word origin

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

Examples of 'doublet' in a sentence
doublet

Out of his doublet he brought a small jam jar, which he put down in the center of the table.

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jacket

(noun) in the sense of jacket

Definition

a man's close-fitting jacket, with or without sleeves

Synonyms

jacket

vest

waistcoat

jerkin

Nearby words of
doublet

double-cross
double-dealer
double-dealing
doublet
doubly
doubt
doubter

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doublet

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单词	doublet
释义	Trends of doublet View usage for: doublet (dʌblɪt) Word forms: plural doublets countable noun A doublet was a short, tight jacket that was worn by men in the fifteenth, sixteenth, and early seventeenth centuries. Synonyms: jacket, vest, waistcoat, jerkin More Synonyms of doublet doublet in British English (ˈdʌblɪt) noun 1. (formerly) a man's close-fitting jacket, with or without sleeves (esp in the phrase doublet and hose) 2. a. a pair of similar things, esp two words deriving ultimately from the same source, for example reason and ratio or fragile and frail b. one of such a pair 3. 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 4. physics a. a multiplet that has two members b. a closely spaced pair of related spectral lines 5. (plural) two dice each showing the same number of spots on one throw 6. physics two simple lenses designed to be used together, the optical distortion in one being balanced by that in the other Word origin C14: from Old French, from double doublet in American English (ˈdʌblɪt) 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. [often pl.] 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. Linguistics either of two words that derive ultimately from the same source but by differentprocesses (Ex.: regal, royal; skirt, shirt) 7. Radio dipole (sense 3) Word origin ME < OFr, dim. of double, orig., something folded, a kind of material: see double Examples of 'doublet' in a sentence doublet Out of his doublet he brought a small jam jar, which he put down in the center of the table. various Word lists with doublet jacket (noun) in the sense of jacket Definition a man's close-fitting jacket, with or without sleeves Synonyms jacket vest waistcoat jerkin Nearby words of doublet double-cross double-dealer double-dealing doublet doubly doubt doubter Synonyms of 'doublet' doublet Explore 'doublet' in the dictionary
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