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doublet

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
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doub·let /ˈdʌblɪt/ noun [countable]  DCCSHa man’s tight jacket, worn in Europe from about 1400 to the middle 1600s 〔约1517世纪中期欧洲的一种〕男用紧身外衣
Examples from the Corpus
doubletBenjamin insisted that we shave, wash and change our linen and doublets before going down to the hall.The high velvet shoulder of his doublet smelt musty as though it had been lying in a trunk for centuries.He was a wealthy man these days, and dressed in doublet and hose with a gold chain round his neck.Thus each double helix becomes two double helices, with the two new doublets remaining joined at the centromere.You know the type, with their tight hose, protruding codpieces, puffed doublets and short cloaks.The one at lower energy is a sharp doublet with essentially no progression, just one pair of weak satellites.The doublet of the Lost Sheep and the Lost Coin are simple in form.A party of revellers in black and red velvet doublets and hose ran down the arcade, showering everyone with confetti.
Origin doublet (1300-1400) French something doubled
doub·let nounChineseSyllable
man’s Europe worn a Corpus tight jacket, in


doublet
doublet /ˈdʌblət, ˈdʌblɪt/ noun [countable]
 Date: 1300-1400
 Language: French
 Origin: 'something doubled'
a man’s tight jacket, worn in Europe from about 1400 to the middle 1600s


doub·letBrE /ˈdʌblət/ 🔊NAmE /ˈdʌblət/ 🔊 nouna short, tightly fitting jacket worn by men from the 14th to the 17th century (14–17 世纪男子穿的)紧身短上衣dressed in doublet and hose 穿着紧身衣裤