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Lorgnette :: Lorgnette (n.) elaborate double eyeglasses.

Convexo-convex :: Convexo-convex (a.) Convex on both sides; double convex. See under Convex, a..

Fly :: Fly (v. i.) The outer canvas of a tent with double top, usually drawn over the ridgepole, but so extended as to touch the roof of the tent at no other place..

Berthierite :: Berthierite (n.) A double sulphide of antimony and iron, of a dark steel-gray color..

Inversion :: Inversion (n.) Said of double counterpoint, when an upper and a lower part change places..

Dispondee :: Dispondee (n.) A double spondee; a foot consisting of four long syllables.

Pourpoint :: Pourpoint (n.) A quilted military doublet or gambeson worn in the 14th and 15th centuries; also, a name for the doublet of the 16th and 17th centuries worn by civilians..

Gorget :: Gorget (n.) A piece of armor, whether of chain mail or of plate, defending the throat and upper part of the breast, and forming a part of the double breastplate of the 14th century..

Semidouble :: Semidouble (a.) Having the outermost stamens converted into petals, while the inner ones remain perfect; -- said of a flower..

Apastron :: Apastron (n.) That point in the orbit of a double star where the smaller star is farthest from its primary.

Doublet :: Doublet (a.) One of two or more words in the same language derived by different courses from the same original from; as, crypt and grot are doublets; also, guard and ward; yard and garden; abridge and abbreviate, etc..

Double-quick :: Double-quick (a.) Of, or performed in, the fastest time or step in marching, next to the run; as, a double-quick step or march..

Duple :: Duple (a.) Double.

Duplex :: Duplex (a.) Double; twofold.

Duplicity :: Duplicity (n.) Doubleness; a twofold state.

Double-decker :: Double-decker (n.) A man-of-war having two gun decks.

Sociable :: Sociable (n.) A carriage having two double seats facing each other, and a box for the driver..

Ditrochee :: Ditrochee (n.) A double trochee; a foot made up of two trochees.

In-and-in :: In-and-in (n.) An old game played with four dice. In signified a doublet, or two dice alike; in-and-in, either two doubles, or the four dice alike..

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

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