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Definition of See double
1. Verb. See things as if they were there twice. "After taking the drug, John saw double"
Definition of See double
1. Verb. To experience double vision, wherein the eyes do not focus on the same point and a single object is therefore perceived as two. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of See Double
Literary usage of See double
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. An Etymological Dictionary of the English Language by Walter William Skeat (1893)
"F. double, double ; with dim. suffix -et ; see Double. ord, given in Johnson's
Diet, as doublon, which is the French form. i/o, double; with augmentative ..."
2. Pronouncing and Defining Dictionary of Music by William Smythe Babcock Mathews, Emil Liebling (1896)
"A term applied when one of the notes of a chord is repeated iu a different part
of the same chord. Double D, or, DD. see double в. ..."
3. A Dictionary of Architecture and Building, Biographical, Historical, and by Russell Sturgis (1901)
"(see double Floor and Double Framed Floor, under Floor.) Bowstring Beam. In British
usage, a simple form of the bowstring truss. Box Beam. ..."
4. The American Fruit Culturist by Jon Jacob Thomas (1897)
"Ornamental ; fruit rather large, roundish, of poor quality. Double Flowering Peach.
see double Blossomed. Double Montague. see double Mountain. ..."
5. An Introduction to Natural Philosophy: Designed as a Text-book for the Use by Denison Olmsted, Ebenezer Strong Snell (1845)
"As we have two eyes, and a separate image of every external object is formed in
each, it may be asked, why we do not see double ? When we look at an object, ..."
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