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dou⋅blure

   [duh-bloor, doo-; Fr. doo-blyr]
–noun, plural -blures  [-bloorz; Fr. -blyr] .
an ornamental lining of a book cover.
Origin:
1885–90; < F: a lining, equiv. to doubl(er) to line (lit., to double ) + -ure -ure
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Spanish: forro, German: das Futter, Japanese: 裏地
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Doublure

Dou`blure"\, n. [F.]

1. (Bookbinding) The lining of a book cover, esp. one of unusual sort, as of tooled leather, painted vellum, rich brocade, or the like.

2. (Paleon.) The reflexed margin of the trilobite carapace.

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