Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - doublet
Doublet
doublet
n. 1 either of a pair of similar things, esp. either of two words of the same derivation but different sense (e.g. fashion and faction, cloak and clock). 2 hist. a man's short close-fitting jacket, with or without sleeves. 3 a historical or biblical account occurring twice in differing contexts, usu. traceable to different sources. 4 (in pl.) the same number on two dice thrown at once. 5 a pair of associated lines close together in a spectrum. 6 a combination of two simple lenses. Etymology: ME f. OF f. double: see DOUBLE
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noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French dublet, from duble Date: 14th century a man's close-fitting jacket worn in Europe especially during the Renaissance, something consisting of two identical or similar parts: as, a lens consisting of two components, a spectrum line having two close components, a domino with the same number of spots on each end, a set of two identical or similar things: as, two thrown dice with the same number of spots on the upper face, one of nine pairs of microtubules found in cilia and flagella, one of a pair ...Толковый словарь английского языка
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