DOUBLET

adj a game somewhat like backgammon.

2. doublet ·adj two of the same kind; a pair; a couple.

3. doublet ·adj a word or words unintentionally doubled or set up a second time.

4. doublet ·adj two dice, each of which, when thrown, has the same number of spots on the face lying uppermost; as, to throw doublets.

5. doublet ·adj a close-fitting garment for men, covering the body from the neck to the waist or a little below. it was worn in western europe from the 15th to the 17th century.

6. doublet ·adj 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.

7. doublet ·adj 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.

8. doublet ·adj 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.