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First published 1951 (DOST Vol. II).
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Doublet, Dowblet, n. Also: doublett, -illet, -illed; dowblett, -lit; doblet(t. [ME. (1326) and OF. doublet. See also Doublat and Dublet.]

1. = Doublat.(a) 1421 Douglas Chart. 57.
A dowblet of rede sattyne cramesyne 1523 Carnwath Baron Ct. 12 b.
Jhon Copland alegis that he aw him … iij s. for ane dowblet 1538 Edinb. B. Rec. II. 89.
Swa mony of his craft as will be cled … with dowbletts of veloutt, satyne, dammes, or silk 1553–4 Edinb. Old Acc. I. 108.
Ane coit, ane dowblet, and … ane bonet to the lokman agane Ȝule 1572 Sat. P. xxxiii. 369.
Buft brawlit hois, coit, dowblet, sark, and scho 1600 Acts IV. 209/1.
The said Andro had ane vther dowblit on him nor he vsit commounlie 1619 Black Bk. Taymouth 442.
The dowblet ye caust mak to Duncane is now vp to the slot of his breist(b) 1506 Orkney & Sh. Rec. I. 248.
My doublet of doune cramesse 1552 Reg. Privy C. I. 130.
Ane ebill sufficient fitman … cled in ane new doublett of canves 1565–6 Edinb. Old Acc. I. 499.
Als mekle bumbassie rais as wilbe him ane doublett 1582 Treas. Acc. MS. 42 b.
Taffatie … to lyne his hienes doublet nixt the sark c1650 Spalding I. 34.
Ane brave company of tounes soldiouris, all cled in white satein doubletis, blak veluot breikis, and silk stokingis(c) 1539 Ex. Processes (Reg. H.) No. x.
Ane doblet of crammesy satin(d) a1578 Pitsc. II. 196/32.
I will fecht with him … doubilled alane or in airmur 1617 Sutherland Corr. 132.
Ane stand of haliedayis cleis … , cloik. dovbillet, coit, breks, and schankis

b. Attrib. with breist. 1542 Acts & Decr. I. 140 b.
Tua buttonis of gold, ane in his coit brest, ane vther in his dowblet brist 1592 Edinb. Test. XXV. 25.
Certane remanes of stringis of doublet breistis

2. A composite jewell. 1578 Inv. Wardrobe 263.
A pair of braicelettis of aggattis and doublettis 1586 Edinb. Test. XVI. 205.
Of doublettis, garnettis, wermeillis, & cristalleins xij dissone