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doublures

/ˈdʌb(ə)lz/ /ˈduːˌblʊə(r)z/

Meanings
noun
An elaborately decorated leather flyleaf in a book.

Examples :

"The antique book had beautiful doublures, depicting scenes of a 19th-century Parisian street. "
art material style literature

Related Words

Illustration illustration

illustration noun

/ˌɪləˈstɹeɪʃən/

The act of illustrating; the act of making clear and distinct; education; also, the state of being illustrated, or of being made clear and distinct.

"The teacher's illustration of the process made the complicated math problem clearer. "

Illustration trilobite

trilobite noun

/ˈtɹaɪ.ləˌbaɪt/

An extinct arthropod of the class Trilobita, whose body had three large lobes.

"While studying fossils in class, Sarah learned that a trilobite is an ancient sea creature with a body divided into three distinct parts. "

Illustration highlighted

highlighted verb

/ˈhaɪˌlaɪtɪd/ /ˈhaɪˌlaɪɾɪd/

To make prominent; emphasize.

"The teacher highlighted the important vocabulary words with a yellow marker. "

Illustration carefully

carefully adverb

/ˈkɛːfli/ /ˈkɛɹfli/

Sorrowfully.

"He listened carefully to his mother's concerns, feeling sorrowful about her disappointment. "

Illustration distinctive

distinctive noun

/dɪˈstɪŋktɪv/

A distinctive thing: a quality or property permitting distinguishing; a characteristic.

"Her distinctive laugh, a high-pitched giggle, could be heard across the entire playground. "

Illustration carapace

carapace noun

/ˈkæ.ɹəˌpeɪs/

A hard protective covering of bone or chitin, especially one which covers the dorsal portion of an animal.

"The turtle's carapace protected it from predators. "

Illustration elaborately

elaborately adverb

/ɪˈlæbərətli/ /iˈlæbərətli/

In an elaborate manner.

"The chef elaborated the recipe, meticulously describing each step. "

Illustration depicting

depicting verb

/dɪˈpɪk.tɪŋ/

To render a representation of something, using words, sounds, images, or other means.

"The child's drawing was depicting a sunny day at the park. "

Illustration detailed

detailed verb

/dɪˈteɪld/

To explain in detail.

"The teacher detailed the steps for solving the math problem. "

Illustration decorated

decorated verb

/ˈdɛkəɹeɪtɪd/

To furnish with decorations.

"We decorated the Christmas tree with tinsel and baubles."

Illustration beautiful

beautiful noun

/ˈbjuːtɪfəl/

Someone who is beautiful. Can be used as a term of address.

"Hey, beautiful!"

Illustration reflexed

reflexed verb

/ˈriːflɛkst/ /rɪˈflɛkst/

To bend, turn back or reflect.

"The sunlight reflexed off the shiny metal roof, making it difficult to see. "