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Bicrescentic :: Bicrescentic (a.) Having the form of a double crescent.

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

Birostrated :: Birostrated (a.) Having a double beak, or two processes resembling beaks..

Double :: Double (v. i.) To return upon one's track; to turn and go back over the same ground, or in an opposite direction..

Dicephalous :: Dicephalous (a.) Having two heads on one body; double-headed.

Double-lock :: Double-lock (v. t.) To lock with two bolts; to fasten with double security.

Glide :: Glide (n.) A transitional sound in speech which is produced by the changing of the mouth organs from one definite position to another, and with gradual change in the most frequent cases; as in passing from the begining to the end of a regular diphthong, or from vowel to consonant or consonant to vowel in a syllable, or from one component to the other of a double or diphthongal consonant (see Guide to Pronunciation, // 19, 161, 162). Also (by Bell and others), the vanish (or brief final element)

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

Diplocardiac :: Diplocardiac (a.) Having the heart completely divided or double, one side systemic, the other pulmonary..

Duple :: Duple (a.) Double.

Alum :: Alum (n.) A double sulphate formed of aluminium and some other element (esp. an alkali metal) or of aluminium. It has twenty-four molecules of water of crystallization.

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

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..

Bicorporate :: Bicorporate (a.) Double-bodied, as a lion having one head and two bodies..

Lunule :: Lunule (n.) A special area in front of the beak of many bivalve shells. It sometimes has the shape of a double crescent, but is oftener heart-shaped. See Illust. of Bivalve..

Double :: Double (a.) To be the double of; to exceed by twofold; to contain or be worth twice as much as.

Barrelled :: Barrelled (a.) Having a barrel; -- used in composition; as, a double-barreled gun..

Paragon :: Paragon (n.) A size of type between great primer and double pica. See the Note under Type.

Lurch :: Lurch (n.) A double score in cribbage for the winner when his adversary has been left in the lurch.

Diiambus :: Diiambus (n.) A double iambus; a foot consisting of two iambuses (/ / / /).

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