Definition of double

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Double (a.) To make of two thicknesses or folds by turning or bending together in the middle; to fold one part upon another part of; as, to double the leaf of a book, and the like; to clinch, as the fist; -- often followed by up; as, to double up a sheet of paper or cloth..

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Lunule :: Lunule (n.) A special area in front of the beak of many bivalve shells. It sometimes has the shape of a double crescent, but is oftener heart-shaped. See Illust. of Bivalve..
Double-tongue :: Double-tongue (n.) Deceit; duplicity.
Double :: Double (a.) Divided into two; acting two parts, one openly and the other secretly; equivocal; deceitful; insincere..
Doublets :: Doublets (n. pl.) See Doublet, 6 and 7..
Double :: Double (v. i.) To be increased to twice the sum, number, quantity, length, or value; to increase or grow to twice as much..
Twifold :: Twifold (a.) Twofold; double.
Double-eyed :: Double-eyed (a.) Having a deceitful look.
Roll :: Roll (v.) A kind of shortened raised biscuit or bread, often rolled or doubled upon itself..
Iceland Spar :: Iceland spar () A transparent variety of calcite, the best of which is obtained in Iceland. It is used for the prisms of the polariscope, because of its strong double refraction. Cf. Calcite..
Catamaran :: Catamaran (n.) Any vessel with twin hulls, whether propelled by sails or by steam; esp., one of a class of double-hulled pleasure boats remarkable for speed..
Stannoso- :: Stannofluoride (n.) Any one of a series of double fluorides of tin (stannum) and some other element.
Reduplicate :: Reduplicate (a.) Double; doubled; reduplicative; repeated.
Berthierite :: Berthierite (n.) A double sulphide of antimony and iron, of a dark steel-gray color..
Double :: Double (a.) To be the double of; to exceed by twofold; to contain or be worth twice as much as.
Crank :: Crank (n.) To run with a winding course; to double; to crook; to wind and turn.
Duplicity :: Duplicity (n.) Doubleness of heart or speech; insincerity; a sustained form of deception which consists in entertaining or pretending to entertain one of feelings, and acting as if influenced by another; bad faith..
Sawhorse :: Sawhorse (n.) A kind of rack, shaped like a double St. Andrew's cross, on which sticks of wood are laid for sawing by hand; -- called also buck, and sawbuck..
Double-dye :: Double-dye (v. t.) To dye again or twice over.
Amphirhina :: Amphirhina (n. pl.) A name applied to the elasmobranch fishes, because the nasal sac is double..
Blank :: Blank (n.) A piece or division of a piece, without spots; as, the double blank; the six blank..
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