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Having two heads; bicipital. Double-headed rail (Railroad), a rail whose flanges are duplicates, so that when one is worn the other may be turned uppermost.

Having both sashes hung with weights and cords; -- said of a window.

To lock with two bolts; to fasten with double security. Tatler.

Twice milled or fulled, to render more compact or fine; -- said of cloth; as, double-milled kerseymere.

Of, or performed in, the fastest time or step in marching, next to the run; as, a double-quick step or march.

A kind of coasting sled, made of two sleds fastened together with a board, one before the other. [Local, U. S.]

To double the natural darkness of (a place). Milton.

Having two surfaces; -- said specif. of aëroplane wings or aërocurves which are covered on both sides with fabric, etc., thus completely inclosing their frames.

Deceit; duplicity. Now cometh the sin of double-tongue, such as speak fair before folk and wickedly behind. Chaucer.

rary declarations on the same subject; deceitful. Likewise must the deacons be grave, not double-tongued. 1 Tim. iii. 8.

A peculiar action of the tongue by flute players in articulating staccato notes; also, the rapid repetition of notes in cornet playing.

An apparition or double of a living person; a doppelgänger.

Having a false heart; deceitful; treacherous. Sandys.

Having different minds at different times; unsettled; undetermined. A double-minded man is unstable in all his ways. Jas. i. 8.

The state of being double or doubled.

One who, or that which, doubles.

A word or words unintentionally doubled or set up a second time.

Consisting of two threads twisted together; using two threads.

The bar, or crosspiece, of a carriage, to which the singletrees are attached.

See Doublet, 6 and 7.