Semidouble

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Semidouble \Sem"i*dou`ble\, n. (Eccl.)
     An office or feast celebrated with less solemnity than the
     double ones. See {Double}, n., 8.
     [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:



  Semidouble \Sem`i*dou"ble\, a. (Bot.)
     Having the outermost stamens converted into petals, while the
     inner ones remain perfect; -- said of a flower.
     [1913 Webster]