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doublet

noun

  1. garment worn by men from the 15th to the 17th century
  2. distinct lexemes in the same language with a common etymological root
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈdʌblət/

noun

Etymology: From Italian giubbetta, from giubba, from Arabic جبة (“to en-wrap”).

  1. 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.

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