Definition of double

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Double (a.) Being in pairs; presenting two of a kind, or two in a set together; coupled..

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Reduplicate :: Reduplicate (v. t.) To redouble; to multiply; to repeat.
Double-tongued :: Double-tongued (a.) Making contrary declarations on the same subject; deceitful.
Twofold :: Twofold (a.) Double; duplicate; multiplied by two; as, a twofold nature; a twofold sense; a twofold argument..
Descant :: Descant (v. i.) Originally, a double song; a melody or counterpoint sung above the plain song of the tenor; a variation of an air; a variation by ornament of the main subject or plain song..
Double :: Double (a.) To pass around or by; to march or sail round, so as to reverse the direction of motion..
Binate :: Binate (a.) Double; growing in pairs or couples.
Didelphic :: Didelphic (a.) Having the uterus double; of or pertaining to the Didelphia.
Breastplate :: Breastplate (n.) A part of the vestment of the high priest, worn upon the front of the ephod. It was a double piece of richly embroidered stuff, a span square, set with twelve precious stones, on which were engraved the names of the twelve tribes of Israel. See Ephod..
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..
Superfete :: Superfetation (n.) The formation of a fetus at the result of an impregnation occurring after another impregnation but before the birth of the offspring produced by it. This is possible only when there is a double uterus, or where menstruation persists up to the time of the second impregnation..
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.
Duplicate :: Duplicate (v. t.) To double; to fold; to render double.
Harpy :: Harpy (n.) A large and powerful, double-crested, short-winged American eagle (Thrasaetus harpyia). It ranges from Texas to Brazil..
Catling :: Catling (n.) A double-edged, sharp-pointed dismembering knife..
Double-hung :: Double-hung (a.) Having both sashes hung with weights and cords; -- said of a window.
Double :: Double (v. i.) To return upon one's track; to turn and go back over the same ground, or in an opposite direction..
Reed :: Reed (n.) A small piece of cane or wood attached to the mouthpiece of certain instruments, and set in vibration by the breath. In the clarinet it is a single fiat reed; in the oboe and bassoon it is double, forming a compressed tube..
Single :: Single (a.) Not doubled, twisted together, or combined with others; as, a single thread; a single strand of a rope..
Dipteral :: Dipteral (a.) Having a double row of columns on each on the flanks, as well as in front and rear; -- said of a temple..
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