Definition of double

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Double (n.) A player or singer who prepares to take the part of another player in his absence; a substitute.

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Bedded :: Bedded (a.) Provided with a bed; as, double-bedded room; placed or arranged in a bed or beds..
Furring :: Furring (v. t.) Double planking of a ship's side.
Double :: Double (a.) To pass around or by; to march or sail round, so as to reverse the direction of motion..
Spare :: Spare (n.) The right of bowling again at a full set of pins, after having knocked all the pins down in less than three bowls. If all the pins are knocked down in one bowl it is a double spare; in two bowls, a single spare..
Double-charge :: Double-charge (v. t.) To load with a double charge, as of gunpowder..
Double :: Double (n.) Among compositors, a doublet (see Doublet, 2.); among pressmen, a sheet that is twice pulled, and blurred..
Turnbull''s Blue :: Turnbull's blue () The double cyanide of ferrous and ferric iron, a dark blue amorphous substance having a coppery luster, used in dyeing, calico printing, etc. Cf. Prussian blue, under Prussian..
Contrafagetto :: Contrafagetto (n.) The double bassoon, an octave deeper than the bassoon..
Strain :: Strain (n.) A portion of music divided off by a double bar; a complete musical period or sentence; a movement, or any rounded subdivision of a movement..
Concavo-concave :: Concavo-concave (a.) Concave or hollow on both sides; double concave.
Archilute :: Archilute (n.) A large theorbo, or double-necked lute, formerly in use, having the bass strings doubled with an octave, and the higher strings with a unison..
Two-ply :: Two-ply (a.) Consisting of two thicknesses, as cloth; double..
Plaited :: Plaited (a.) Folded; doubled over; braided; figuratively, involved; intricate; artful..
Amphirhina :: Amphirhina (n. pl.) A name applied to the elasmobranch fishes, because the nasal sac is double..
Bicrescentic :: Bicrescentic (a.) Having the form of a double crescent.
Double-dyed :: Double-dyed (a.) Dyed twice; thoroughly or intensely colored; hence; firmly fixed in opinions or habits; as, a double-dyed villain..
Pericardium :: Pericardium (n.) The double baglike fold of serous membrane which incloses the heart.
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..
Double-barreled :: Double-barreled (a.) Alt. of -barrelle.
Sawhorse :: Sawhorse (n.) A kind of rack, shaped like a double St. Andrew's cross, on which sticks of wood are laid for sawing by hand; -- called also buck, and sawbuck..
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