doublets
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• noun
(plural of doublet) Close-fitting padded jackets, with or without sleeves, worn primarily by men in Western Europe from the late Middle Ages through the 17th century.
"The actors in the Renaissance historical drama wore richly embroidered velvet doublets."
(plural of doublet; linguistics) Pairs of words in a single language that share the same etymological root but have entered the language through different historical routes, resulting in distinct phonological forms and meanings.
"In English, pairs such as 'frail' and 'fragile' or 'regal' and 'royal' are classic examples of etymological doublets."
(usually in the plural) A throw of two dice in which both show the same number of spots on their upper faces.
"Rolling doublets in backgammon allows the player to move four times the value shown on one die."
(treated as singular or plural) A word-ladder puzzle invented by Lewis Carroll in which one word is transformed into another of the same length by changing a single letter at each step, with every intermediate step forming a valid word.
"During the long train journey, they passed the time solving doublets in a puzzle book."
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Word Origin & Etymology
Borrowed in the 14th century from Old French doublet ('something folded; a quilted garment'), a diminutive of double ('twofold'), ultimately from Latin duplus.