DOUBLE (5)

Dou″ble, n. 1. 1. Twice as much; twice the number, sum, quantity, length, value, and the like.
If the thief be found, let him pay double. Ex. xxii. 7. 2. 2. Among compositors, a doublet (see Doublet, 2.); among pressmen, a sheet that is twice pulled, and blurred.
3. 3. That which is doubled over or together; a doubling; a plait; a fold.
Rolled up in sevenfold double Of plagues. Marston. 4. 4. A turn or circuit in running to escape pursues; hence, a trick; a shift; an artifice.
These men are too well acquainted with the chase to be flung off by any false steps or doubles. Addison. 5. 5. Something precisely equal or counterpart to another; a counterpart. Hence, a wraith.
My charming friend . . . has, I am almost sure, a double, who preaches his afternoon sermons for him. Atlantic Monthly. 6. 6. A player or singer who prepares to take the part of another player in his absence; a substitute.
7. 7. Double beer; strong beer.
8. 8. (Eccl.) A feast in which the antiphon is doubled, hat is, said twice, before and after the Psalms, instead of only half being said, as in simple feasts. Shipley.
9. 9. (Lawn Tennis) A game between two pairs of players; as, a first prize for doubles.
10. 10. (Mus.) An old term for a variation, as in Bach's Suites.