Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- In botany, having the outermost stamens converted into petals, while the inner ones remain perfect: said of a flower.
- noun A festival on which half the antiphon is repeated before and the whole antiphon after the psalm. See
double .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Eccl.) An office or feast celebrated with less solemnity than the double ones. See
double , n., 8. - adjective (Bot.) Having the outermost stamens converted into petals, while the inner ones remain perfect; -- said of a flower.
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- adjective botany, of a flower Having the
outermost stamens converted intopetals , while the inner ones remain perfect.
Etymologies
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Examples
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Would you expect a smart move from her? semidouble
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All days or feasts are arranged in this scale: feria, simple, semidouble double, greater double, double of the second class, double of the first class.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 9: Laprade-Mass Liturgy 1840-1916 1913
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The semidouble feast has two Vespers, nine lessons in
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 6: Fathers of the Church-Gregory XI 1840-1916 1913
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In the Mass, the semidouble has always at least three
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 6: Fathers of the Church-Gregory XI 1840-1916 1913
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It has three lessons and takes the psalms of Matins from the ferial office; the rest of the office is like the semidouble.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 6: Fathers of the Church-Gregory XI 1840-1916 1913
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But the Missal contains a collection of Votive Masses, that may be said on days not above a semidouble in rank.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 9: Laprade-Mass Liturgy 1840-1916 1913
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Instead of the "suffragia sanctorum" in the semidouble and ferial Offices a commemoration of the Holy Cross is used.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 11: New Mexico-Philip 1840-1916 1913
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These creamy-colored, semidouble flowers are as delicious in salads as they are pretty growing in containers or in the garden.
The Seattle Times 2011
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Paeonia 'Kopper Kettle' has semidouble flowers in an unusual shade of warm, coppery orange with a dark center and yellow markings.
The Seattle Times 2010
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Paeonia 'Cora Louise' opens pale pink, semidouble flowers that fade to white marked in lavender.
The Seattle Times 2010
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