DOUBLE, adjective Dubl. [Latin , 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 43:12. Let a double portion of thy spirit be on me. 2 Kings 2:9. 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. Psalms 12:2. DOUBLE, adverb Dubl. Twice. I was double their age. DOUBLE, in composition, denotes, two ways, or twice the number or quantity.
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