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Coward :: Coward (a.) Borne in the escutcheon with his tail doubled between his legs; -- said of a lion.

Double First :: Double first () A degree of the first class both in classics and mathematics.

Redouble :: Redouble (v. t.) To double again or repeatedly; to increase by continued or repeated additions; to augment greatly; to multiply.

Twofold :: Twofold (a.) Double; duplicate; multiplied by two; as, a twofold nature; a twofold sense; a twofold argument..

Double-breasted :: Double-breasted (a.) Folding or lapping over on the breast, with a row of buttons and buttonholes on each side; as, a double-breasted coat..

Ligature :: Ligature (n.) A double character, or a type consisting of two or more letters or characters united, as ae, /, /..

Rackett :: Rackett (n.) An old wind instrument of the double bassoon kind, having ventages but not keys..

Quadruplicate :: Quadruplicate (v. t.) To make fourfold; to double twice; to quadruple.

Doublet :: Doublet (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..

Crampoons :: Crampoons (n.) A clutch formed of hooked pieces of iron, like double calipers, for raising stones, lumber, blocks of ice, etc..

Yataghan :: Yataghan (n.) A long knife, or short saber, common among Mohammedan nations, usually having a double curve, sometimes nearly straight..

Trona :: Trona (n.) A native double salt, consisting of a combination of neutral and acid sodium carbonate, Na2CO3.2HNaCO3.2H2O, occurring as a white crystalline fibrous deposit from certain soda brine springs and lakes; -- called also urao, and by the ancients nitrum..

Double :: Double (v. i.) To set up a word or words a second time by mistake; to make a doublet.

Platinochloride :: Platinochloride (n.) A double chloride of platinum and some other metal or radical; a salt of platinochloric acid.

Duple :: Duple (a.) Double.

Double-ender :: Double-ender (n.) A locomotive with pilot at each end.

Dorking Fowl :: Dorking fowl () One of a breed of large-bodied domestic fowls, having five toes, or the hind toe double. There are several strains, as the white, gray, and silver-gray. They are highly esteemed for the table..

Ditrichotomous :: Ditrichotomous (a.) Dividing into double or treble ramifications; -- said of a leaf or stem.

Double :: Double (n.) An old term for a variation, as in Bach's Suites..

Parbuckle :: Parbuckle (n.) A double sling made of a single rope, for slinging a cask, gun, etc..

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