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# doublet

noun (doublet, doublets) (old use)

«doublet» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

A doublet is a close-fitting jacket with a short skirt, worn by men in the past (old use, from the 1500s–1600s). [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/doublet/#m1)

### In the lessons

in old tales, a doublet is the fine jacket of a prince, a knight or a rich man, often described as silk or velvet.

### Examples

- The prince wore a red velvet doublet. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/doublet/#x1)
- His doublet was torn when he fell from the horse. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/doublet/#x2)
- The old king's doublet had gold buttons. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/doublet/#x3)

### Note

nothing for maths

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «doublet» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/doublet/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«doublet» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/doublet.html) on Mova free.