doublure

[ duh-bloor, doo-; French doo-blyr ]

noun

, plural dou·blures [d, uh, -, bloorz, doo-, doo-, blyr].

1. an ornamental lining of a book cover.

doublure

/ dəˈblʊə; dublyr /

noun

1. a decorative lining of vellum or leather, etc, on the inside of a book cover

Word History and Origins

Origin of doublure¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of doublure¹

C19: from French: lining, from Old French doubler to make double

Example Sentences

Doublure, the inside face of the boards, especially applied to them when lined with leather and decorated.

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Width of doublure of front of cephalon on median line, 17 mm.; length of hypostoma, 20 mm.

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Since the front of the hypostoma is attached to this doublure, it stands high up within the vault and under the glabella.

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They occur near the anterior margin of the segment, and near the inner end of the doublure.

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It is also known that the epistoma is narrower and more firmly fused into the doublure in later than in earlier species.

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