Definition of double

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Double (n.) A turn or circuit in running to escape pursues; hence, a trick; a shift; an artifice..

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Multifold :: Multifold (a.) Many times doubled; manifold; numerous.
Sea Cocoa :: Sea cocoa () A magnificent palm (Lodoicea Sechellarum) found only in the Seychelles Islands. The fruit is an immense two-lobed nut. It was found floating in the Indian Ocean before the tree was known, and called sea cocoanut, and double cocoanut..
Double-dyed :: Double-dyed (a.) Dyed twice; thoroughly or intensely colored; hence; firmly fixed in opinions or habits; as, a double-dyed villain..
Uniaxial :: Uniaxial (a.) Having but one optic axis, or line of no double refraction..
Reduplicative :: Reduplicative (a.) Double; formed by reduplication; reduplicate.
Error :: Error (n.) The difference between the approximate result and the true result; -- used particularly in the rule of double position.
Duple :: Duple (a.) Double.
Double :: Double (a.) To pass around or by; to march or sail round, so as to reverse the direction of motion..
Double-ripper :: Double-ripper (n.) A kind of coasting sled, made of two sleds fastened together with a board, one before the other..
Doublet :: Doublet (a.) A counterfeit gem, composed of two pieces of crystal, with a color them, and thus giving the appearance of a naturally colored gem. Also, a piece of paste or glass covered by a veneer of real stone..
Trombone :: Trombone (n.) A powerful brass instrument of the trumpet kind, thought by some to be the ancient sackbut, consisting of a tube in three parts, bent twice upon itself and ending in a bell. The middle part, bent double, slips into the outer parts, as in a telescope, so that by change of the vibrating length any tone within the compass of the instrument (which may be bass or tenor or alto or even, in rare instances, soprano) is commanded. It is the only member of the family of wind instruments whos
Benzile :: Benzile (n.) A yellowish crystalline substance, C6H5.CO.CO.C6H5, formed from benzoin by the action of oxidizing agents, and consisting of a doubled benzoyl radical..
Curb Roof :: Curb roof () A roof having a double slope, or composed, on each side, of two parts which have unequal inclination; a gambrel roof..
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..
Rib :: Rib (n.) A longitudinal strip of metal uniting the barrels of a double-barreled gun.
Reduplicate :: Reduplicate (a.) Double; doubled; reduplicative; repeated.
Ditrochee :: Ditrochee (n.) A double trochee; a foot made up of two trochees.
Whittle :: Whittle (n.) A grayish, coarse double blanket worn by countrywomen, in the west of England, over the shoulders, like a cloak or shawl..
Fold :: Fold (v. t.) To lap or lay in plaits or folds; to lay one part over another part of; to double; as, to fold cloth; to fold a letter..
Double-handed :: Double-handed (a.) Deceitful; deceptive.
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