DOUBLE

Definitions

1. 1. Twice as much; twice the number, sum, quantity, length, value, and the like. If the thief be found, let him pay double. Ex. xxii. 7.
2. 2. Among compositors, a doublet (see Doublet,
3. 3. That which is doubled over or together; a doubling; a plait; a fold. Rolled up in sevenfold double Of plagues. Marston.
4. 4. A turn or circuit in running to escape pursues; hence, a trick; a shift; an artifice. These men are too well acquainted with the chase to be flung off by any false steps or doubles. Addison.
5. 5. Something precisely equal or counterpart to another; a counterpart. Hence, a wraith. My charming friend . . . has, I am almost sure, a double, who preaches his afternoon sermons for him. Atlantic Monthly.
6. 6. A player or singer who prepares to take the part of another player in his absence; a substitute.
7. 7. Double beer; strong beer.
8. 8. A feast in which the antiphon is doubled, hat is, said twice, before and after the Psalms, instead of only half being said, as in simple feasts. Shipley.
9. 9. A game between two pairs of players; as, a first prize for doubles.
10. 10. An old term for a variation, as in Bach's Suites.