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DOUBLET
DOUBLET.
1. One of two or more WORDS derived from one source: fragile/frail, from Latin fragilis, the first directly, the second through Old FRENCH frele. Three such words are triplets: cattle/chattel/capital, from LATIN capitale. Some doublets show little resemblance: thesaurus/treasure, from GREEK thesaurós (a store), the first directly through Latin, the second through Latin then Old French trésor. Doublets vary in closeness of meaning as well as form: guarantee/warranty are fairly close in form and have almost the same meaning; abbreviate/abridge are distant in form but close in meaning (though they serve distinct ends); costume/custom are fairly close in form but distant in meaning, but both relate to human activities. See COGNATE, NORSE. 2. A game invented in the 1870s by Lewis CARROLL, in which a given word should be changed, letter by letter and always forming another word, into a second given word: for example, ‘drive pig into sty’ in the sequence pig, wig, wag, way, say, sty. Carroll called the given words doublets, the interposed words links, and the complete series a chain. |
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TOM McARTHUR. "DOUBLET." Concise Oxford Companion to the English Language. 1998. Encyclopedia.com. 28 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. TOM McARTHUR. "DOUBLET." Concise Oxford Companion to the English Language. 1998. Encyclopedia.com. (May 28, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O29-DOUBLET.html TOM McARTHUR. "DOUBLET." Concise Oxford Companion to the English Language. 1998. Retrieved May 28, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O29-DOUBLET.html |
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dou·blet / ˈdəblət/ • n. 1. either of a pair of similar things, in particular: ∎ either of two words of the same historical source, but with two different stages of entry into the language and different resultant meanings, for example fashion and faction, cloak and clock. ∎ (doublets) the same number on two dice thrown at once. ∎ Physics & Chem. a pair of associated lines close together in a spectrum or electrophoretic gel. ∎ a combination of two simple lenses. 2. a man's short close-fitting padded jacket, commonly worn from the 14th to the 17th century. |
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"doublet." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. 28 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "doublet." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. (May 28, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-doublet.html "doublet." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Retrieved May 28, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-doublet.html |
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doublet
1. Two closely spaced lines in a spectrum that are due to the same element, for example the sodium doublet at 589.0 and 589.6 nm (the sodium D lines). A doublet results from electrons jumping from a lower level to one of two closely spaced upper levels. 2. A lens consisting of two components, usually making an achromatic lens. These usually have one component of crown glass and one of flint glass. |
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"doublet." A Dictionary of Astronomy. 1997. Encyclopedia.com. 28 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "doublet." A Dictionary of Astronomy. 1997. Encyclopedia.com. (May 28, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O80-doublet.html "doublet." A Dictionary of Astronomy. 1997. Retrieved May 28, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O80-doublet.html |
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doublet A second version of a saying or of a narrative. Mark 8: 1–9 is regarded as a doublet of the previous account (6: 35–44) of the feeding of the multitude. But when small units are repeated it is not always easy to know whether these are doublets or deliberate repetitions for stylistic effect.
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W. R. F. BROWNING. "doublet." A Dictionary of the Bible. 1997. Encyclopedia.com. 28 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. W. R. F. BROWNING. "doublet." A Dictionary of the Bible. 1997. Encyclopedia.com. (May 28, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O94-doublet.html W. R. F. BROWNING. "doublet." A Dictionary of the Bible. 1997. Retrieved May 28, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O94-doublet.html |
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doublet (hist.) close-fitting body garment for men XIV; one of two things exactly alike XVI. — (O)F. doublet, f. double; see prec. and -ET.
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T. F. HOAD. "doublet." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 28 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. T. F. HOAD. "doublet." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. (May 28, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-doublet.html T. F. HOAD. "doublet." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Retrieved May 28, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-doublet.html |
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doublet
•mallet, palette, pallet, valet
•tablet • pamphlet • aglet • anklet
•candlelit • hamlet
•Caplet, chaplet
•lamplit • flatlet • mantlet
•haslet, Hazlitt
•scarlet, Scarlett, starlet, starlit, varlet
•armlet • lancelet • branchlet
•martlet, tartlet
•plantlet • pellet • reglet • necklet
•playlet • lakelet • bracelet
•platelet, statelet
•wavelet • leaflet • eaglet • streamlet
•billet, filet, fillet, millet, skillet, willet
•driblet, triblet
•piglet • singlet • gimlet • inlet
•kinglet, ringlet, springlet, winglet
•ripplet, triplet
•wristlet
•eyelet, islet, stylet, twilit
•pikelet
•collet, Smollett, wallet
•goblet • rodlet
•omelette (US omelet) • droplet
•torchlit
•corselet, corselette
•gauntlet (US gantlet) • owlet
•townlet • toadlet • notelet • toilet
•moonlit • sextuplet • fruitlet
•bullet, pullet
•booklet, brooklet, hooklet
•quadruplet • annulet • septuplet
•rivulet • quintuplet
•gullet, mullet
•doublet • floodlit
•runlet, sunlit
•couplet • cutlet • frontlet • violet
•coverlet • circlet • verselet
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"doublet." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 28 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "doublet." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (May 28, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-doublet.html "doublet." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Retrieved May 28, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-doublet.html |
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