Doubleted

/ˈdʌbləˌtɛd/ adjective

Definition

Wearing a doublet; dressed in or characterized by a doublet as part of one's clothing.

Etymology

From 'doublet' plus the suffix '-ed,' creating an adjective meaning 'wearing' or 'equipped with.' This word appears in Renaissance literature describing the clothing of fashionable men.

Kelly Says

When Shakespeare describes a character as 'doubleted,' he's instantly painting a picture—you immediately know this person is fashionable, probably wealthy, and living in Renaissance Europe where such garments were everything.

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