DOUBLE, a. Dubl. [L., Gr. See Two.] 1. Two of a sort together; one corresponding to the other; being in pairs; as double chickens in the same egg; double leaves connected by one petiole.2. Twice as much; containing the same quantity or length repeated.Take double money in your hand. Genesis 53.Let a double portion of thy spirit be on me. 2 Kings 2.With to; as, the amount is double to what I expected.3. Having one added to another; as a double chin.4. Twofold; also, of two kinds.Darkness and tempest make a double night.5. Two in number; as double sight or sound. [See No. 1.]6. Deceitful; acting two parts, one openly, the other in secret.And with double heart do they speak. Psalm 12.DOUBLE, adv. Dubl. Twice. I was double their age.DOUBLE, in composition, denotes, two ways, or twice the number or quantity.
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