doublet
noun/ˈdʌblət/
/ˈdʌblət/
- a short, tightly fitting jacket worn by men from the fourteenth to the seventeenth century
- dressed in doublet and hose
Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French, ‘something folded’, also denoting a fur-lined coat, from double ‘double’.Want to learn more?
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