double-faced

  • 1Double-faced — Dou ble faced , a. 1. Having two faces designed for use; as, a double faced hammer. [1913 Webster] 2. Deceitful; hypocritical; treacherous. Milton. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 2double-faced — double facedly /dub euhl fay sid lee, fayst /, adv. double facedness, n. /dub euhl fayst /, adj. 1. practicing duplicity; hypocritical. 2. having two faces or aspects. 3. having two usable sides, esp. two sides designed to be used in the same… …

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  • 3double-faced — [dub′əl fāst΄] adj. 1. having two faces or aspects 2. having a finished nap on both sides: said of cloth 3. hypocritical; insincere; two faced …

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  • 4double-faced — adjective 1. (of fabrics) having faces on both sides damask is a double faced fabric • Similar to: ↑reversible, ↑two sided 2. marked by deliberate deceptiveness especially by pretending one set of feelings and acting under the influence of… …

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  • 5double-faced — adjective Date: 1577 1. hypocritical, two faced 2. a. having two faces or sides designed for use < a double faced bookshelf > b. (also double face) finished on both sides ; reversible used of fabric …

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  • 6double-faced — dou′ble faced′ adj. 1) hypocritical; deceitful; two faced 2) having two faces or aspects 3) cvb having two usable sides: double faced adhesive tape[/ex] • Etymology: 1565–75 dou′ble fac′ed•ness ˈfeɪ sɪd , ˈfeɪst n …

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  • 7Double Faced Eels — at concert, 2008 Background information Origin Riga, Latvia …

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  • 8Double Faced Ruby Lin — 雙面林心如 Studio album by Ruby Lin Released 14 March 2001 Genre Mandopop Label …

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  • 9double-faced disk — dvipusis diskas statusas T sritis radioelektronika atitikmenys: angl. double faced disk; double sided disk vok. zweiseitige Magnetplatte, f rus. двухсторонний диск, m pranc. disque à double face, m …

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  • 10double-faced — (Roget s Thesaurus II) adjective Being or acting so as to conceal one s real intentions: double, double dealing, two faced. See HONEST …

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