dou·blet (d b l t)n. 1. A close-fitting jacket, with or without sleeves, worn by European men between the 15th and 17th centuries. 2. a. A pair of similar or identical things. b. A member of such a pair. c. Physics A multiplet with two members. 3. Linguistics One of two words derived from the same historical source by different routes of transmission, such as skirt from Scandinavian and shirt from English. 4. An imitation gem composed of two parts, as of an inferior stone layered beneath a precious gem. 5. doublets Games A throw of two dice in which the same number of dots appears on the upper face of each. [Middle English, from Old French, diminutive of double, double; see double.] |
doublet [ˈdʌblɪt]
n
1. (Clothing & Fashion) (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. (Clothing, Personal Arts & Crafts / Jewellery) 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 / General Physics) Physics
a. a multiplet that has two members
b. a closely spaced pair of related spectral lines
5. (Group Games / Games, other than specified) (plural) two dice each showing the same number of spots on one throw
6. (Physics / General Physics) Physics two simple lenses designed to be used together, the optical distortion in one being balanced by that in the other
[from Old French, from double]
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| Noun | 1. |  doublet - a man's close-fitting jacket; worn during the Renaissancejacket - a short coat |
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