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dou·ble-faced

(dŭb′əl-fāst′)
adj.
1. Having two faces or aspects.
2. Usable on both sides: double-faced fabric.
3. Duplicitous; hypocritical.
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double-faced

adj
1. (Textiles) (of textiles) having a finished nap on each side; reversible
2. insincere or deceitful
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dou′ble-faced′



adj.
1. hypocritical; deceitful; two-faced.
2. having two faces or aspects.
3. having two usable sides: double-faced adhesive tape.
[1565–75]
dou′ble-fac′ed•ness (-ˈfeɪ sɪd-, -ˈfeɪst-) n.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Adj. 1. double-faced - (of fabrics) having faces on both sides; "damask is a double-faced fabric"
two-sided, reversible - capable of being reversed or used with either side out; "a reversible jacket"
2. [画像:double-faced - marked by deliberate deceptiveness especially by pretending one set of feelings and acting under the influence of another]double-faced - marked by deliberate deceptiveness especially by pretending one set of feelings and acting under the influence of another; "she was a deceitful scheming little thing"- Israel Zangwill; "a double-dealing double agent"; "a double-faced infernal traitor and schemer"- W.M.Thackeray
dishonest, dishonorable - deceptive or fraudulent; disposed to cheat or defraud or deceive
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double-faced

adjective
Being or acting so as to conceal one's real intentions:
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Translations

double-faced

[ˌdʌblˈfeɪst] ADJ [material] → reversible (pej) [person] → de dos caras
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A person who is near enough to me to be my relation and far enough off from me to be my sweetheart, is a double-faced sort of person that I don't like.
I have become the accomplice of this double-faced villain.
"She was always a double-faced cat; and you ought to have known better."
In these so-called books, the chief lover, or Greek god, as he is admiringly referred to--by the way, they do not say which "Greek god" it is that the gentleman bears such a striking likeness to; it might be hump-backed Vulcan, or double-faced Janus, or even driveling Silenus, the god of abstruse mysteries.
"You're a double-faced man--I'll never believe a word you say again."
'This is the hend, is it?' continued Miss Squeers, who, being excited, aspirated her h's strongly; 'this is the hend, is it, of all my forbearance and friendship for that double-faced thing--that viper, that--that--mermaid?' (Miss Squeers hesitated a long time for this last epithet, and brought it out triumphantly as last, as if it quite clinched the business.) 'This is the hend, is it, of all my bearing with her deceitfulness, her lowness, her falseness, her laying herself out to catch the admiration of vulgar minds, in a way which made me blush for my--for my--'
I don't mince words--a double-faced infernal traitor and schemer, who meant to have his son-in-law back all along.
Small likewise--a name by which I refer to another party, a friend of mine that your ladyship is not acquainted with--got to be so close and double-faced that at times it wasn't easy to keep one's hands off his 'ead.
Tailored coats are in focus with long heavy overcoats and capes in shearling, alpaca wool and double-faced cashmere.
They said the action was aimed at pushing the party under 'NAB's double-faced policy'.
Most of the masks, which can be up to three feet (nearly 1 meter) in height, are double-faced, reflecting the coexistence of good and evil.
We advise our friends and partners to be vigilant against this double-faced organisation.

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