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1
: a man's close-fitting jacket worn in Europe especially during the Renaissance
2
: something consisting of two identical or similar parts: such as
a
: a lens consisting of two components
especially
: a handheld magnifier consisting of two lenses in a metal cylinder
b
: a spectrum line having two close components
c
: a domino with the same number of spots on each end
3
: a set of two identical or similar things: such as
a
: two thrown dice with the same number of spots on the upper face
b
: one of nine pairs of microtubules found in cilia and flagella
4
: one of a pair
specifically
: one of two or more words (such as guard and ward) in the same language derived by different routes of transmission from the same source
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The gemstones come in pink doublet, red doublet, and mother of pearl.
—
Enjanae' Taylor, Southern Living, 23 Jan. 2024
Aristocratic men and wealthy merchants started donning more body-conscious looks: short, tight doublets, brightly colored woolen tights, and elaborate hoods with dangling tails.
—Ana María Velasco, National Geographic, 17 Jan. 2024
One of these days the guy with a mustache
will begin to rage
against those who’ve had the temerity to lash
out at him with a sabre and slash
him like a Tudor doublet.
—Paul Muldoon, The New Yorker, 25 Dec. 2023
But in the early 2000s, birds from Prince George, British Columbia started singing a new song that ended in a doublet: Oh sweet Cana Cana Cana.
—Jason P. Dinh, Discover Magazine, 13 July 2022
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Enjanae' Taylor, Southern Living, 23 Jan. 2024
Aristocratic men and wealthy merchants started donning more body-conscious looks: short, tight doublets, brightly colored woolen tights, and elaborate hoods with dangling tails.
—Ana María Velasco, National Geographic, 17 Jan. 2024
One of these days the guy with a mustache
will begin to rage
against those who’ve had the temerity to lash
out at him with a sabre and slash
him like a Tudor doublet.
—Paul Muldoon, The New Yorker, 25 Dec. 2023
But in the early 2000s, birds from Prince George, British Columbia started singing a new song that ended in a doublet: Oh sweet Cana Cana Cana.
—Jason P. Dinh, Discover Magazine, 13 July 2022
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“Doublet.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/doublet. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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doublet
noun
dou·blet
ˈdəb-lət 
1
: a close-fitting jacket worn by men of western Europe chiefly in the 16th century
2
: one of two similar or identical things
Medical Definition
doublet
noun
dou·blet
ˈdəb-lət
1
: something consisting of two identical or similar parts: as
a
: a lens consisting of two components
b
: a spectrum line having two close components
2
: a set of two identical or similar things
especially
: one of nine pairs of microtubules found in cilia and flagella
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