: 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
Illustration of doublet
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Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the WebThis hot fluid is produced to the surface through the second well in the doublet. Ian Palmer, Forbes, 19 May 2022 The gold and silver coins the young man has placed on the table rhyme with the silver and metal brocade of his doublet and the slashed velvet sleeves of the gold dress of the woman beside him.Washington Post, 18 Aug. 2021 Here are some of the best enchanting and moving modern versions of celestial jewelry: Venyx’s opal doublet Galaxy pendant with diamonds set into the stars and around the border. Beth Bernstein, Forbes, 15 June 2021 Now, the sparrows that came up with the doublet seem tired of their own popular tune, Gizmodo reports. Theresa Machemer, Smithsonian Magazine, 7 July 2020 In 2004, the data shows that about half of the white-throated sparrows in Alberta, the province just east of British Columbia, had picked up the doublet-ending song. Theresa Machemer, Smithsonian Magazine, 7 July 2020 There, overwintering young males from eastern Canada could learn the catchy song with the doublet ending. Theresa Machemer, Smithsonian Magazine, 7 July 2020 In 2004, about half the sparrows in Alberta were singing the new doublet ending, but by 2014, every sparrow in the area had made the shift. Corryn Wetzel, National Geographic, 2 July 2020 By 2015, every sparrow west of central Ontario was singing the doublet ending. Corryn Wetzel, National Geographic, 2 July 2020 See More
Word History
Etymology
Middle English, from Anglo-French dublet, from duble