Part 3415

<i>Shak.</i>

<h1>Double-decker</h1> <Xpage=447>

<hw>Dou"ble-deck"er</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <p><b>1.</b> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>A man-of-war having two gun decks.</def>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>A public conveyance, as a street car, with seats on the roof.</def> <mark>[Colloq.]</mark>

<h1>Double-dye</h1> <Xpage=447>

<hw>Dou"ble-dye`</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <def>To dye again or twice over.</def>

<blockquote>To <b>double-dye</b> their robes in scarlet. <i>J. Webster.</i></blockquote>

<h1>Double-dyed</h1> <Xpage=447>

<hw>Dou"ble-dyed`</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Dyed twice; thoroughly or intensely colored; hence; firmly fixed in opinions or habits; <as>as, a <ex>double-dyed</ex> villain</as>.</def>

<h1>Double-ender</h1> <Xpage=447>

<hw>Dou"ble-end"er</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <sd>(a)</sd> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>A vessel capable of moving in either direction, having bow and rudder at each end</def>. <sd>(b)</sd> <fld>(Railroad)</fld> <def>A locomotive with pilot at each end.</def>

<i>Knight.</i>

<h1>Double-entendre</h1> <Xpage=447>

<hw>Dou"ble-en*ten"dre</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[F. <ets>double</ets> double + <ets>entendre</ets> to mean. This is a barbarous compound of French words. The true French equivalent is <ets>double entente</ets>.]</ety> <def>A word or expression admitting of a double interpretation, one of which is often obscure or indelicate.</def>

<h1>Double-eyed</h1> <Xpage=447>

<hw>Dou"ble-eyed`</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Having a deceitful look.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> "Deceitful meanings is <i>double-eyed</i>."

<i>Spenser.</i>

<h1>Double-faced</h1> <Xpage=447>

<hw>Dou"ble-faced`</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <p><b>1.</b> <def>Having two faces designed for use; <as>as, a <ex>double-faced</ex> hammer</as>.</def>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>Deceitful; hypocritical; treacherous.</def>

<i>Milton.</i>

<h1>Double first</h1> <Xpage=447>

<hw>Dou"ble first`</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>. <fld>(Eng. Universities)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>A degree of the first class both in classics and mathematics</def>. <sd>(b)</sd> <def>One who gains at examinations the highest honor both in the classics and the mathematics.</def>

<i>Beaconsfield.</i>

<h1>Double-handed</h1> <Xpage=447>

<hw>Dou"ble-hand"ed</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <p><b>1.</b> <def>Having two hands.</def>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>Deceitful; deceptive.</def>

<i>Glanvill.</i>