doublet
noun
- garment worn by men from the 15th to the 17th century
- distinct lexemes in the same language with a common etymological root
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /ˈdʌblət/
noun
Etymology: From Italian giubbetta, from giubba, from Arabic جبة (“to en-wrap”).
- A man’s close-fitting jacket, with or without sleeves, worn by European men from the 1400s to the 1600s.
“Lord Hamlet, with his doublet all unbraced […]”
“He was a stout old gentleman, with a weather-beaten countenance; he wore a laced doublet, broad belt and hanger, high-crowned hat and feather, red stockings, and high-heeled shoes, with roses in them.”