doublet
/ˈdʌblɪt/
noun
- A close-fitting jacket worn by men, especially in the 14th to 17th centuries.
- The knight removed his armor and put on a comfortable doublet for the feast.
- The museum displayed a velvet doublet worn by a Renaissance nobleman.
- In the play, the actor wore a doublet and tights to look like a Shakespearean character.
- One of a pair of similar things, especially two words in the same language that come from the same historical source but have different meanings (e.g., 'skirt' and 'shirt').
- Learning about doublets helps you see how words change over time.
- The teacher explained that 'fragile' and 'frail' are a doublet in English.
- In linguistics, 'cavalry' and 'chivalry' are a doublet, both from the same Latin root.