doublure

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noun

An elaborately decorated leather flyleaf in a book.

OriginFrench doublure →
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Meanings

noundoublure (plural doublures)

plural doublures

  1. An elaborately decorated leather flyleaf in a book.
  2. The reflexed margin of a trilobite carapace.

Origin

  1. Frenchdoublure
  2. Frenchdoublure
  3. Englishdoublure

Borrowed from French doublure.

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APA

doublure. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/doublure

MLA

“doublure.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/doublure. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “doublure,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/doublure.

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