doublet
/ˈdʌblət/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: 2.32 in modern English
10
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
One of two or more different words in a language derived from the same etymological root but having different phonological forms (e.g., toucher and toquer in French or shade and shadow in English). See also Appendix:Glossary#doublet.
noun
In textual criticism, two different narrative accounts of the same actual event.
noun
A quantum state of a system with a spin of ½, such that there are two allowed values of the spin component, −½ and +½.
noun
A word (or rather, a halfword) consisting of two bytes.
noun
A very small flowering plant, Dimeresia howellii.
Example Sentences
- "The doublet generally used is that invented by Dr. Wollaston, and consists of two plano-convex lenses placed with their convex sides towards the eye […]"
- "to throw doublets"
- "I must comfort the weaker vessel, as doublet and hose ought to show itself courageous to petticoat […]"
- "Expression is the dress of thought, and still Appears more decent, as more suitable; A vile conceit in pompous words express'd, Is like a clown in regal purple dress'd: […] These sparks with awkward vanity display What the fine gentleman wore yesterday; And but so mimic ancient wits at best, As apes our grandsires, in their doublets drest."
- "Lord Hamlet, with his doublet all unbraced […]"
- "He was a stout old gentleman, with a weather-beaten countenance; he wore a laced doublet, broad belt and hanger, high-crowned hat and feather, red stockings, and high-heeled shoes, with roses in them."
Etymology
From Middle English doublet, a borrowing from Old French doublet, from double, duble, doble + -et. Equivalent to double + -et (diminutive suffix)
Origin
Word Breakdown
Usage
- American usage
- Obsolete
- Uncountable
Inflected Forms
doublets (plural)
doubtlet (alternative)
Derived Forms
Phrases
legal doublet
Montrose doublet
Wollaston doublet
Wollaston's doublet
only one
one of two
one of three
one of four