Doublet vs. Tunic

Doubletnoun

A pair of two similar or equal things; couple.

Doubletnoun

(linguistics) One of two or more different words in a language derived from the same etymological root but having different phonological forms (e.g., toucher and toquer in French or shade and shadow in English).

Doubletnoun

(literature) In textual criticism, two different narrative accounts of the same actual event.

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(lapidary) An imitation gem made of two pieces of glass or crystal with a layer of color between them.

Doubletnoun

A word or phrase set a second time by mistake.

Doubletnoun

(quantum mechanics) A quantum state of a system with a spin of ½, such that there are two allowed values of the spin component, −½ and +½.

Doubletnoun

(computing) A word (or rather, a halfword) consisting of two bytes.

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(botany) A very small flowering plant, Dimeresia howellii.

Doubletnoun

A word ladder puzzle.

Doubletnoun

An arrangement of two lenses for a microscope, designed to correct spherical aberration and chromatic dispersion, thus rendering the image of an object more clear and distinct.

Doubletnoun

Either of two dice, each of which, when thrown, has the same number of spots on the face lying uppermost.

Doubletnoun

(uncountable) A game somewhat like backgammon.

Doubletnoun

(radio) Dipole antenna.

Doubletnoun

A man’s close-fitting jacket, with or without sleeves, worn by European men from the 1400s to the 1600s.

Doubletnoun

Two of the same kind; a pair; a couple.

Doubletnoun

A word or words unintentionally doubled or set up a second time.

Doubletnoun

A close-fitting garment for men, covering the body from the neck to the waist or a little below. It was worn in Western Europe from the 15th to the 17th century.

Doubletnoun

A counterfeit gem, composed of two pieces of crystal, with a color them, and thus giving the appearance of a naturally colored gem. Also, a piece of paste or glass covered by a veneer of real stone.

Doubletnoun

An arrangement of two lenses for a microscope, designed to correct spherical aberration and chromatic dispersion, thus rendering the image of an object more clear and distinct.

Doubletnoun

Two dice, each of which, when thrown, has the same number of spots on the face lying uppermost; as, to throw doublets.

Doubletnoun

A game somewhat like backgammon.

Doubletnoun

One of two or more words in the same language derived by different courses from the same original from; as, crypt and grot are doublets; also, guard and ward; yard and garden; abridge and abbreviate, etc.

Doubletnoun

a man's close-fitting jacket; worn during the Renaissance

Tunicnoun

A garment worn over the torso, with or without sleeves, and of various lengths reaching from the hips to the ankles.

Tunicnoun

Any covering, such as seed coat or the organ that covers a membrane.

Tunicnoun

An under-garment worn by the ancient Romans of both sexes. It was made with or without sleeves, reached to or below the knees, and was confined at the waist by a girdle.

Tunicnoun

Any similar garment worn by ancient or Oriental peoples; also, a common name for various styles of loose-fitting under-garments and over-garments worn in modern times by Europeans and others.

Tunicnoun

Same as Tunicle.

Tunicnoun

A membrane, or layer of tissue, especially when enveloping an organ or part, as the eye.

Tunicnoun

A natural covering; an integument; as, the tunic of a seed.

Tunicnoun

See Mantle, n., 3 (a).

Tunicnoun

an enveloping or covering membrane or layer of body tissue

Tunicnoun

any of a variety of loose fitting cloaks extending to the hips or knees

Tunicnoun

a loose garment, typically sleeveless and reaching to the knees, as worn in ancient Greece and Rome.

Tunicnoun

a loose, thigh-length garment, worn typically by women over a skirt or trousers

Tunicnoun

a gymslip.

Tunicnoun

a close-fitting short coat as part of a uniform, especially a police or military uniform.

Tunicnoun

an integument or membrane enclosing or lining an organ or part.

Tunicnoun

any of the concentric layers of a plant bulb, e.g. an onion.

Tunicnoun

the rubbery outer coat of a sea squirt.

Tunic

A tunic is a garment for the body, usually simple in style, reaching from the shoulders to a length somewhere between the hips and the knees. The name derives from the Latin tunica, the basic garment worn by both men and women in Ancient Rome, which in turn was based on earlier Greek garments that covered wearers' waists.