double-dome
[ duhb-uhl-dohm ]
/ ˈdʌb əlˌdoʊm /
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noun Slang: Usually Disparaging.
an intellectual; egghead.
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Origin of double-dome
First recorded in 1935–40
OTHER WORDS FROM double-dome
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How to use double-dome in a sentence
Wreckage everywhere: but the double-dome and hull-shell had withstood the shock.
Antisana is crowned with a double dome, and is described as an extinct volcano, though Humboldt saw smoke issuing from it in 1802.
Wreckage everywhere but the double dome and hull shell had withstood the shock.
Brigands of the Moon|Ray CummingsHe worked up from a square base through all sorts of shapes to a circular double dome on top.
Our Legal Heritage, 5th Ed.|S. A. Reilly