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Cooke, Sam(uel)(encyclopedia)
Cooke (as used in expressions)(encyclopedia)
Cooke's speculum(medicine)
Cooke, A Bennett(medicine)
Cooke, (Alfred) Alistair(encyclopedia)

Cooke's speculum (medicine) and triplex (iou)


Cooke's speculum (medicine)


Cooke's speculum


A three-pronged speculum for rectal examinations and operations.


triplex (iou)



triplex noun, adjective, & verb. LME.
[Latin triplex, -plic-, threefold, formed as TRI- + plicare fold.]
A. noun.
Christian Theology. The Trinity. rare. Only in LME.
(Usu. Triplex.) (Proprietary name for) a type of toughened or laminated glass for car windows etc., orig. consisting of two layers of glass sandwiching a layer of celluloid. E20.
An apartment or flat on three floors. Also, a building containing three self-contained apartments or flats; each of the flats etc. in such a building. Cf. DUPLEX noun 1. Chiefly N. Amer. M20.
b. adjective. Triple, threefold. E17.
C. verb trans. Provide or fit (equipment etc.) in triplicate so as to ensure reliability. L20.