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Doublet
Webster's Dictionary
or (1):
(a.) A counterfeit gem, composed of two pieces of crystal, with a color them, and thus giving the appearance of a naturally colored gem. Also, a piece of paste or glass covered by a veneer of real stone.
(2):
(a.) Two of the same kind; a pair; a couple.
(3):
(a.) An arrangement of two lenses for a microscope, designed to correct spherical aberration and chromatic dispersion, thus rendering the image of an object more clear and distinct.
(4):
(a.) One of two or more words in the same language derived by different courses from the same original from; as, crypt and grot are doublets; also, guard and ward; yard and garden; abridge and abbreviate, etc.
(5):
(a.) Two dice, each of which, when thrown, has the same number of spots on the face lying uppermost; as, to throw doublets.
(6):
(a.) A game somewhat like backgammon.
(7):
(a.) A word or words unintentionally doubled or set up a second time.
(8):
(a.) A close-fitting garment for men, covering the body from the neck to the waist or a little below. It was worn in Western Europe from the 15th to the 17th century.
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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Doublet'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/web/d/doublet.html. 1828.
