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Doubling
Double Dou"ble, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Doubled; p. pr. & vb. n. Doubling.] [OE. doblen, dublen, doublen, F. doubler, fr. L. duplare, fr. duplus. See Double, a.] 1. To increase by adding an equal number, quantity, length, value, or the like; multiply by two; to double a sum of money; to double a number, or length. Double six thousand, and then treble that. --Shak. 2. To make of two thicknesses or folds by turning or bending together in the middle; to fold one part upon another part of; as, to double the leaf of a book, and the like; to clinch, as the fist; -- often followed by up; as, to double up a sheet of paper or cloth.
Doubling
Doubling Dou"bling, n. 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.
Doubling a cape
Doubling Dou"bling, n. 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.
Oubliette
Oubliette Ou`bli`ette", n. [F., fr. oublier to forget, fr. (assumed) LL. oblitare, L. oblivisci, p. p. oblitus.] A dungeon with an opening only at the top, found in some old castles and other strongholds, into which persons condemned to perpetual imprisonment, or to perish secretly, were thrust, or lured to fall. Sudden in the sun An oubliette winks. Where is he? Gone. --Mrs. Browning.

Meaning of Oubli from wikipedia

- Pentadiplandra brazzeana, also known as oubli, is an evergreen shrub or liana that is the only species ****igned to the genus Pentadiplandra, and has been...
- syllable. However, a few of Machaut's rondeaux, such as R18 "Puis qu'en oubli", are mostly syllabic in treatment. Machaut's motets often contain sacred...
- Brazzein is a sweet-tasting protein that occurs naturally in oubli (Pentadiplandra brazzeana), a fruit native to the Atlantic coastal areas of Central...
- 1834 – via Google Books. "Jean-Baptiste Belley et Louis Dufay: souvenir et oubli en l'an III d'une lettre à Maximilien Robespierre, " L'ami du seul peuple...
- sweet-tasting protein, was discovered and isolated in 1989 from the fruit of oubli (Pentadiplandra brazzeana Baillon), a climbing shrub growing in some tropical...
- Ce que j'appelle oubli (What I call oblivion) is a 2011 novel by Laurent Mauvignier. The book is constituted of only one huge sentence telling the story...
- (1800-1850). Les Traditions Sanskritistes de la Mission du Carnate: Entre Oubli et Réinvition [The Sanctuary Unveiled: Antoine-Leonard Chezy and the Beginnings...
- family) Moringa oleifera (horseradish-tree family) Pentadiplandra brazzeana (oubli family) Reseda lutea (mignonette family) Salvadora persica (toothbrush-tree...
- ISBN 978-2747516426. Revenus du néant: cinquante ans après, l'impossible oubli : 23 témoignages [Revenge of the Nothing: Fifty years later, the impossible...
- 1906 a statue in his honor was erected at Pamiers, la reparation d'un long oubli ("the reparation of a long neglect"). In 1959 a street was named after him...