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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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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. | ![]() dishonest, dishonorable - deceptive or fraudulent; disposed to cheat or defraud or deceive |
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double-faced
adjectiveBeing or acting so as to conceal one's real intentions:
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