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  1. 1. p. pr. & vb. n. of Double Source: opted
  2. 2. n. The act of one that doubles; a making double; reduplication; also, that which is doubled. Source: opted
  3. 3. n. A turning and winding; as, the doubling of a hunted hare; shift; trick; artifice. Source: opted
  4. 4. n. The lining of the mantle borne about the shield or escutcheon. Source: opted
  5. 5. n. The process of redistilling spirits, to improve the strength and flavor. Source: opted
  6. 6. n. increase by a factor of two Source: wordnet
  7. 7. n. raising the stakes in a card game by a factor of 2 Source: wordnet
  8. 8. 1. The act of one that doubles; a making double; reduplication; also, that which is doubled. 2. A turning and winding; as, the doubling of a hunted hare; shift; trick; artifice. Dryden. 3. (Her.) The lining of the mantle borne about the shield or escutcheon. 4. The process of redistilling spirits, to improve the strength and flavor. Doubling a cape, promontory, etc. (Naut.), sailing around or passing beyond a cape, promontory, etc. Source: webster
  9. 9. The lining of the mantle borne about the shield or escutcheon. Source: adambom
  10. 10. n:100 n. increase by a factor of two n. raising the stakes in a card game by a factor of 2 Source: ecdict

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