dou|ble-cross — double cross, 1. Informal. an act of treachery: »[He] called the contract “a sell out by the union and a double cross by the company” (Wall Street Journal). 2. Genetics. the hybrid produced by two single crosses of inbred lines: »Jones solution… … Useful english dictionary
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dou|ble-bub|ble — «DUHB uhl BUHB uhl», adjective. having a shape or structure the cross section of which is somewhat like that of one bubble on top of another: »a double bubble fuselage … Useful english dictionary
double-cross — dou′ble cross′ v. t. inf to betray or swindle, esp. by an action contrary to an agreed upon course • Etymology: 1900–05 dou′ble cross′er, n … From formal English to slang
double cross — dou′ble cross′ n. 1) a betrayal or swindle of a friend or colleague 2) the act of winning or attempting to win a contest that one has agreed to lose 3) gen a genetic cross in which both parents are first generation hybrids from single crosses •… … From formal English to slang
Grangier, Gilles — (May 5, 191I, Paris, France April 27, 1996, Suresnes, Hauts de Seine, France) He started out as an extra. A good horseman, he became an equestrian stuntman and then an actor (1934 Fédora, Louis Gasnier; 1935 L Homme à l Oreille cassée, Robert… … Encyclopedia of French film directors
Re — Re; re·able; re·absorb; re·absorption; re·accept; re·access; re·accession; re·acclimatization; re·acclimatize; re·accommodate; re·accommodation; re·accounting; re·accredit; re·accreditation; re·acetylation; re·acknowledge; re·acquaint;… … English syllables
acnodes — Double Dou ble (d[u^]b l), a. [OE. doble, duble, double, OF. doble, duble, double, F. double, fr. L. duplus, fr. the root of duo two, and perh. that of plenus full; akin to Gr. diplo os double. See {Two}, and {Full}, and cf. {Diploma}, {Duple}.]… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
crunodes — Double Dou ble (d[u^]b l), a. [OE. doble, duble, double, OF. doble, duble, double, F. double, fr. L. duplus, fr. the root of duo two, and perh. that of plenus full; akin to Gr. diplo os double. See {Two}, and {Full}, and cf. {Diploma}, {Duple}.]… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Double — Dou ble (d[u^]b l), a. [OE. doble, duble, double, OF. doble, duble, double, F. double, fr. L. duplus, fr. the root of duo two, and perh. that of plenus full; akin to Gr. diplo os double. See {Two}, and {Full}, and cf. {Diploma}, {Duple}.] 1.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
