dou|blure

dou|blure
dou|blure «doo blooR», noun.
an ornamental lining, usually of leather or silk, on the inside of a book cover.
╂[< French doublure < Old French doubler; see etym. under double (Cf. ↑double)]

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  • dou — am·a·dou; co·en·dou; dou·ar; dou·blé; dou·ble; dou·ble·gang·er; dou·ble·head·er; dou·ble·ness; dou·ble·ton; dou·ble·tree; dou·blette; dou·bloon; dou·blure; dou·bly; dou·ceur; dou·cine; dou·kho·bor; dou·rine; dou·rou·cou·li; dou·zaine;… …   English syllables

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  • Doublure — Dou blure , n. [F.] 1. (Bookbinding) The lining of a book cover, esp. one of unusual sort, as of tooled leather, painted vellum, rich brocade, or the like. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] 2. (Paleon.) The reflexed margin of the trilobite carapace. [Webster …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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