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Noun: doublet  dú-blut
  1. A man's close-fitting jacket; worn during the Renaissance
    "The actor wore an ornate doublet in the historical drama set in Elizabethan England"
     
  2. A pair of two similar, related or equal things
    "The linguist studied the doublet of 'shirt' and 'skirt' in English"

Derived forms: doublets

Type of: jacket

Encyclopedia: Doublet