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Double :: Double (a.) Twofold; multiplied by two; increased by its equivalent; made twice as large or as much, etc..

Doubled :: Doubled (imp. & p. p.) of Doubl.

Dipyre :: Dipyre (n.) A mineral of the scapolite group; -- so called from the double effect of fire upon it, in fusing it, and rendering it phosphorescent..

Uniaxial :: Uniaxial (a.) Having but one optic axis, or line of no double refraction..

Bight :: Bight (v.) The double part of a rope when folded, in distinction from the ends; that is, a round, bend, or coil not including the ends; a loop..

Binate :: Binate (a.) Double; growing in pairs or couples.

Bimarginate :: Bimarginate (a.) Having a double margin, as certain shells..

Pun :: Pun (v. i.) To make puns, or a pun; to use a word in a double sense, especially when the contrast of ideas is ludicrous; to play upon words; to quibble..

Voucher :: Voucher (n.) The tenant in a writ of right; one who calls in another to establish his warranty of title. In common recoveries, there may be a single voucher or double vouchers..

Barb :: Barb (n.) A hair or bristle ending in a double hook.

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

Dualism :: Dualism (n.) State of being dual or twofold; a twofold division; any system which is founded on a double principle, or a twofold distinction.

Sextolet :: Sextolet (n.) A double triplet; a group of six equal notes played in the time of four.

Ivory :: Ivory (n.) The hard, white, opaque, fine-grained substance constituting the tusks of the elephant. It is a variety of dentine, characterized by the minuteness and close arrangement of the tubes, as also by their double flexure. It is used in manufacturing articles of ornament or utility..

Doublethreaded :: Doublethreaded (a.) Having two screw threads instead of one; -- said of a screw in which the pitch is equal to twice the distance between the centers of adjacent threads.

Contrabass :: Contrabass (n.) Double bass; -- applied to any instrument of the same deep range as the stringed double bass; as, the contrabass ophicleide; the contrabass tuba or bombardon..

Two-ply :: Two-ply (a.) Consisting of two thicknesses, as cloth; double..

Diaster :: Diaster (n.) A double star; -- applied to the nucleus of a cell, when, during cell division, the loops of the nuclear network separate into two groups, preparatory to the formation of two daughter nuclei. See Karyokinesis..

Berylloid :: Berylloid (n.) A solid consisting of a double twelve-sided pyramid; -- so called because the planes of this form occur on crystals of beryl.

Double-ripper :: Double-ripper (n.) A kind of coasting sled, made of two sleds fastened together with a board, one before the other..

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