doublet
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- noun
- /ˈdʌblɪt/
- Archaic
- He wore a finely tailored doublet that complemented his elegant attire during the Renaissance festival.
Examples
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Stragen was once again dressed in his favorite white satin doublet.
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Sparhawk reached inside his doublet and took out the unadorned gold box.
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His assistant, the man with the stain on his doublet, stood behind him in the shadows.
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Stripping off his doublet and shirt, he sat back on the rail and set his feet on the bell.
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Rather, the half-human was wearing a black doublet and matching hose.
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Then, reverently, he lifted the brocaded doublet from the box.
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Athos returns the coin to his doublet without giving d'Artagnan a chance to see.
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A young man walked up to her, his doublet carelessly open to reveal a muscular chest.
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" Sparhawk felt much better after he had bathed and changed into the conventional doublet and hose.
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Its ruffled shirt of silk was topped by a red doublet, a fringed baldric, and a long cape.
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Compounds
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A pair of equal electric charges, one positive and one negative, close together like a water molecule
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Etymology
Doublet comes from an old word like double meaning 'two' or 'double'. It originally named a close-fitting men's jacket that often had a second layer or extra padding, so thinking 'double' helps you remember the two-layered garment.