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Webster 1913 Edition

Noun.

The act of one that doubles; a making double; reduplication; also, that which is doubled.

A turning and winding;

as, the

doubling

of a hunted hare

; shift; trick; artifice.

Dryden.

(Her.)

The lining of the mantle borne about the shield or escutcheon.

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.

ppr.

Making twice the sum, number or quantity; repeating; passing round; turning to escape.

Noun.

The act of making double; also, a fold; a plait; also, an artifice; a shift.

doubling