2. Deceitful; hypocritical; treacherous. --Milton. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
double-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… … Universalium
double-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 … English World dictionary
double-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… … Useful english dictionary
double-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 … New Collegiate Dictionary
double-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 … From formal English to slang
Double Faced Eels — at concert, 2008 Background information Origin Riga, Latvia … Wikipedia
Double Faced Ruby Lin — 雙面林心如 Studio album by Ruby Lin Released 14 March 2001 Genre Mandopop Label … Wikipedia
double-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 … Radioelektronikos terminų žodynas
double-faced — (Roget s Thesaurus II) adjective Being or acting so as to conceal one s real intentions: double, double dealing, two faced. See HONEST … English dictionary for students
double-faced — a. Hypocritical, deceitful, knavish, dishonest, false, perfidious, double … New dictionary of synonyms
