Double

dubl, a. Twofold; multiplied by 2; increased by its'equivalent; in pairs; presenting 2 of a set together; coupled; divided into 2; vacillating; deceitful. ( Bot.) Having several rows of petals formed by cultivation from stamens and carpels. — adv. Twice; twofold. — v. t. [doubled (-Id), -lixg.] To multiply by 2, make twice as great, duplicate; to fold one part upon another part of; to contain or be worth twice as much as; to pa around or by. (Mil.) To unite, as ranks or files, so as to form one. — v. i. To increase or grow to twice as much; to return upon one's track. (Print.) To set up a word or phrase a second time by mistake.— re. Twice as much; that which is doubled together; a plait; fold; a turn in running to escape pursuers; a trick: shift; artifice; a counterpart; a roofing slate of the smallest size used. — Doubler, n. — Doubly, -II, adv. In twice the quantity. — Doub'lene , n. — Double-entendre, doo'bl-ox-toN'dr, n. An expre ion admitting of a double interpretation, one of which is often indelicate.— Doublet, n. Two of the same kind; a pair; couple. (Print.) A word or phrase unintentionally doubled. Inner garment of a man; waistcoat. (Lapidari/Work.) A counterfeit stone, composed of 2 pieces of crystal, with color between them. (Opt.) An arrangement of two lenses for a microscope, to correct spherical aberration and chromatic dispersion. iil. Two dice, hav-; linger or ink, then, boxbox, chair, get. ing each the same number of spots on the upper face. — Doubloon', -loon', n. A Spanish and Portuguese coin, double the value of the pistole, worth nearlv $16. Doubt," do wt, ». i. To be in uncertainty respecting anvthing; to be undetermined, waver, fluctuate, hesitate; to fear, be apprehensive, scruple, suspect. — v. t. To question or hold questionable, hesitate to believe: to fear, apprehend, suspect, believe. n. Uncertainty of mind or of condition; fear: ficulty expre ed or urged for solution; objection. Doubt'ful, -ful. a. Not settled in opinion: admitting of doubt'; not clear or certain: not easy denned, cla ed, or named: ambiguous: equivocal; of uncertain i ue: affected by fear. — Doubt'fully. ailc. — Doubt'fulne , n. — Doubt' le , adv. Without doubt or question; unquestionably. — Du'bio us, -M-us, a. Doubtful. — Du'biously, adv. 128