doublure

dou·blure

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [duh-bloo r, doo-; French doo-blyr]
- /dəˈblʊər, du-; French duˈblür/
- /duː.ˈblɜː/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [duh-bloo r, doo-; French doo-blyr]
- /dəˈblʊər, du-; French duˈblür/

Definitions of doublure word

noun plural doublure an ornamental lining of a book cover. 1
noun doublure An elaborately decorated leather flyleaf in a book. 1
noun doublure a decorative lining of vellum or leather, etc, on the inside of a book cover 0
noun doublure The reflexed margin of a trilobite carapace. 0

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Origin of doublure

First appearance:

before 1885

One of the 21% newest English words

1885-90; < French: a lining, equivalent to doubl(er) to line (literally, to double) + -ure -ure

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Parts of speech for Doublure

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exclamation

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doublure popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 51% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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