| 单词 | double-faced |
| 例句 | Accordingly, there were conservative double-faced coats, A-line skirts with sweaters, dresses with sheer and solid panels, and jackets in metallic animal prints. On the Runway Blog: Balenciaga: Geeks and Spies 2012-03-01T15:35:20Z The majority of the skirts and coats, in wools and double-faced cashmere, were A-line and hemmed below the knee. 2010-02-16T23:55:00Z Mr. Pilati’s skill is in creating intricate cuts and shapes that appear so simple: a navy double-faced coat, roomy and elegant; or a first stab at evening wear in beautifully draped long back dresses. Fashion Review: With Stefano Pilati Designs, Agnona Intends to Grow 2014-02-23T18:27:08Z Unlike his character, who strides around in long, double-faced wool red, cream and black trench coats, red pants and cashmere cardigans, the actor dresses in daily life with casual cool. Ewan McGregor: Dahling, He’s Halston! 2021-05-07T04:00:00Z A double-faced wool coat featuring the unexpected harmony of black and brown, a big color combo this season, was the ultimately versatile piece. | The Top Five Fall/Winter 2014 Men’s Wear Shows in Milan 2014-01-15T20:29:19Z The most surprising was kangaroo skin, mercury-colored and double-faced, like a soft leather. A Collection from Couture Winter 2012 in Paris 2012-07-04T17:29:10Z The story was, once again, about texture, with some intriguing double-faced wools. Givenchy, Stella McCartney and Chloé Show at Paris Fashion Week 2014-03-03T21:45:52Z Alternatively, some versions of the watch are double-faced, effectively two watches in one, with an elegant but plain dial for daily wear, and a jeweled face for galas and holidays. Special Report: Watches: Jaeger-LeCoultre?s Reverso Earns Place in the Hall of Fame 2011-11-25T14:59:50Z The original David Rocheline frescoes and double-faced clock are still in the foyer. Les Bains, a Legendary Parisian Nightclub, Brought Back to Life 2015-06-24T04:00:00Z But the act of putting on a show forced Mr. Krakoff to add pieces, like gilded dresses, that seemed against his natural style, more typically expressed by the discreet luxury of a double-faced linen coat. Special Report: A Sunshine State of Mind 2010-09-16T15:40:00Z Also strong were nipped-waist jackets in cream or black worn over a double-faced crepe tank dress, the hem just below the knees. Fashion Review: Calvin Klein, L?Wren Scott, Marc Jacobs - NY Fashion Week 2011-09-16T22:55:30Z Alternatively, some versions are double-faced, effectively two watches in one, with an elegant but plain dial for daily wear, and a jeweled face for galas. The Jaeger-LeCoultre Reverso Watch Turns 80 2011-12-02T23:17:22Z Color may have been the most dynamic element but there was also the power of touch: double-faced cashmere coats, super-soft jersey and even duvet coats filled not with down feathers but with cashmere. Special Report: Fashion: The Post-Feminist Armani 2011-02-28T18:41:47Z In the collection's most unusual element, many of the tie-dye gowns were embellished with large, futuristic-looking collars and other attached pieces made of what the sisters call 3-D double-faced foam. Friendships bubble up at NY Fashion Week 2013-02-12T21:49:11Z Made with double-faced cashmere or a more office-appropriate glen plaid, the newly refined track pant was the linchpin of Kors’s relaxed, elegant wardrobe. | Luxe Sweatpants 2014-02-04T22:50:27Z There were dresses of see-through navy lace; dresses, skirts, and pants of navy, red, and yellow double-faced satin; and sweaters and coats of rabbit fur. Chirlane McCray’s Fashion Week 2015-02-21T05:00:00Z "I worked with a lot of Italian boiled wools and double-faced satins. A lot of them stretched suedes, a lot of leather." LaQuan Smith turns NY's Rainbow Room into catwalk at Fashion Week 2023-02-14T05:00:00Z The figure’s head draws from the highly stylized aesthetics of the Baule culture of the Ivory Coast — in this case, a double-faced mask, a symbol of duality. Artist Sanford Biggers on conjuring a deity and that time he met Prince 2022-10-14T04:00:00Z Biggers manages his own transformation by affixing a Baule double-faced mask to his anonymous hero’s head, adding Africa to the European mix. Review: OCMA opens: The good, the confounding and the lack of seating 2022-10-05T04:00:00Z The documentary called Mr. Wang, the avid golfer, a “double-faced person.” China’s Anti-Graft Show Is Educational, With Unintended Lessons 2022-02-09T05:00:00Z And I did, in a resplendent bespoke Tom Ford double-faced faille cape and cardinal-like coat with a sash. André Leon Talley on Anna Wintour: 'If she asks me to attend her couture fittings after this book, I will be surprised' 2020-05-23T04:00:00Z If you’re upgrading your wool coat this year, Lippes suggests investing in a double-faced coat, which adds a second layer of the outer fabric inside, instead of a traditional lining, for an extremely refined look. Designer Adam Lippes’ 5 tips for fall style in Seattle | Produced by Advertising Publications 2019-10-02T04:00:00Z “Is it a kind of robbery? New Zealand stabbed us in the back but asks for our money? This is double-faced,” the paper quoted him as saying. Huawei ban: Chinese state media claims tourists avoiding New Zealand 2019-02-14T05:00:00Z This perfect version from The Row’s newly launched menswear collection is made of mélange double-faced cashmere jersey. Style Director David Thielebeule’s Gift Guide: The Great Indoors 2018-12-11T05:00:00Z January’s haute couture show closed with a wedding dress in double-faced duchess satin with a draped sweetheart bodice embroidered with Swarovski jewelled leaves, grand flounced skirt with pearlescent micro beads and scalloped lace veil. Lifting the veil: who will design Meghan Markle’s wedding dress? 2018-04-25T04:00:00Z When journalists recently dogged him with hard questions and then wrote articles that accused him of being double-faced over the comfort women issue, he called them names. Skepticism and Support in South Korea as Ban Ki-moon Weighs Presidential Bid 2017-01-25T05:00:00Z Mr. Eker seethed over Washington’s seeming ambivalence toward the situation on Thursday, describing Mr. Gulen’s movement as a “messianic and double-faced cult” that has “clandestine operations” aimed at overthrowing the Turkish government. Turkish leader calls for U.S.-Turkey ‘joint operation’ in Syria 2016-09-08T04:00:00Z An anorak of soft double-faced fabric with a removable shearling lining was the statement piece, worn over a jacket and color-blast shirt and tie. Milan designers look to the future and past 2016-01-18T05:00:00Z We have a double-faced situation where you have some progress on the one hand, on the political level, on the political transition. Why the Arab Spring Has Not Led to Disaster in Tunisia 2015-12-18T05:00:00Z Instead, look for something in a double-faced wool, perhaps with detailing like a leather fringe. Oversize Matters: How to Manage Outerwear 2015-10-21T04:00:00Z Mr. Aouaudi eschews linings in clothing by using double-faced fabrics and gives structure to jackets with horsehair. Haute Couture Houses Put on Flashy Paris Shows 2015-07-08T04:00:00Z The answer is from double-faced Qatar, which hosts many American universities and which is now trying to broker a cease-fire on the condition that the blockade to Gaza be lifted. Uncovering the real story in Gaza "The North is taking a double-faced stance by making conciliatory gestures on one hand and pushing ahead with reckless provocation on the other," said South Korea's Defence Ministry spokesman Kim Min-seok. North Korea test-fires more missiles 2014-03-03T03:27:44Z "For self-serving and other reasons she tried to be double-faced," Rakoff said. Informant in Galleon insider-trading case gets a year in prison 2013-02-01T00:08:21Z The Prophet knew what they were, but the majority of his disciples were ignorant of these double-faced men's perfidy, as demonstrated by their cowardly desertion in the hour of danger. The Life of Mohammad The Prophet of Allah 2012-04-25T02:01:04.030Z James Thompson Callender, who disgraced Scotland by his birth, was a shameless and double-faced rascal. The Loyalists of Massachusetts And the Other Side of the American Revolution 2012-04-02T02:00:25.387Z It was well to have been undeceived as to the abb�, and to know him for what he was--plausible, cunning, double-faced, vindictive. The Maid of Honour, Volume 2 (of 3) A Tale of the Dark Days of France 2012-02-15T03:00:34.990Z He is double-faced; a traitor to that which he should love most in all the world. My Lords of Strogue, Vol. I (of III) A Chronicle of Ireland, from the Convention to the Union 2012-02-15T03:00:34.177Z Above, as far as Lake Koshkonong, the river banks are fraught with interest; for along them the soldiery followed up the Sac trail, like bloodhounds, and held many an unsatisfactory parley with the double-faced Winnebagoes. Historic Waterways?Six Hundred Miles of Canoeing Down the Rock, Fox, and Wisconsin Rivers 2012-01-13T03:00:14.813Z The Apostle did not even deign to honour them by resentment, reserved for the shaming of the three Ansars, deterred from their duty by the double-faced crew. The Life of Mohammad The Prophet of Allah 2012-04-25T02:01:04.030Z Hermes, hėr′mēz, n. the herald and messenger of the gods of Greek mythology, patron of herdsmen, arts, and thieves: a head or bust on a square base, often double-faced:—pl. Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M) 2012-01-11T03:00:23.770Z At Cortona two statuettes of silver have been found, representing a double-faced individual. Ancient Pagan and Modern Christian Symbolism With an Essay on Baal Worship, On The Assyrian Sacred "Grove," And Other 2012-01-05T03:00:28.663Z I already hated my rival; now to myself I called him false friend, traitor, double-faced! The Joy of Captain Ribot 2011-12-15T03:00:16.510Z Br�hl nodded in the affirmative, but as he did so he encountered a severe glance from the host; so he stopped the gesture, and changed his expression into a double-faced smile. Count Br?hl 2011-10-06T02:00:41.430Z The most of the Jews rallied around the Marquis Wielopolski, a double-faced man, half Russian, half Polish, with equivocal politics. The Jew 2011-10-06T02:00:34.840Z Closely resembling this cartoon of Rowlandson is the German cartoon, which is reproduced in these pages, showing a double-faced Napoleon topping a monument built of skulls. The History of the Nineteenth Century in Caricature 2011-10-04T02:00:18.533Z Thus she served her apprenticeship to the double-faced policy which afterwards was the secret clue to her life. The Works of Honor? de Balzac About Catherine de' Medici, Seraphita and Other Stories 2011-09-02T02:00:23.810Z The owner had a fairly good victrola and six double-faced records, and she finally consented to let it go for twenty dollars. Winona of the Camp Fire 2011-08-28T02:00:35.510Z The leading fault of his administration is, that it was double-faced. Life of Mary Queen of Scots, Volume I (of 2) 2011-08-14T02:00:25.307Z I am convinced that he is a double-faced man. The Lost Heir 2011-08-07T02:00:09.367Z As matters progressed, however, I saw that such men as Prof. Willis Moore and others of his kind—men I had previously trusted as honest, really proved themselves, double-faced, political back-scratchers. My Attainment of the Pole 2011-08-05T02:00:54.720Z Let such double-faced Bahais read Remey's article in the Star of the West,77 entitled "Let the New follow the New," and they will see how untenable is their position. Bahaism and Its Claims A Study of the Religion Promulgated by Baha Utlah and Abdul Baha 2011-07-04T02:00:25.783Z Se�or, to that wily and double-faced monarch, you must look for nothing generous. Mercedes of Castile The Voyage to Cathay 2011-06-14T02:00:24.670Z Think'st thou that I would list to a double-faced rogue to learn the movements of a gallant foe? The Winning of the Golden Spurs 2011-05-17T02:00:18.050Z That, you shameless wretch, would be a sufficient reason for Miss Octavia's aloofness,—your double-faced dealing with her nieces? The Siege of the Seven Suitors 2011-04-25T02:00:08.730Z Talbot wonders whether the burning blush that he feels searing him all through his body shows in his face, whether he looks the double-faced cur that he feels. Doctor Cupid 2011-03-13T03:00:23.987Z Oh, double-faced Janus!—now partisan of the Rebel, erstwhile so friendly with "de Yankee man." The Storm Centre 2011-03-01T03:00:39.427Z I want to see that double-faced clock and those carvings of the Field of the Cloth of Gold. Seeing France with Uncle John 2011-02-26T03:00:47.827Z You have been playing a cursed, double-faced, traitorous part, and I was a fool to trust to your smooth tongue. The Vicar's People 2011-02-25T03:01:16.160Z Everything seems to be double-faced that moves around her. Withered Leaves. Vol. III.(of III) A Novel 2011-02-25T03:01:13.983Z You double-faced Mammon-worshipper, if it would mend matters I would gladly jerk you out of your bunk and stamp your swinish features into the earth. The Land of Frozen Suns 2011-01-23T03:00:15.307Z The double-faced fellow knew only too well I had not heard from him, but in common politeness I was fain to inquire also after his health. Six Women and the Invasion 2011-01-18T03:00:13.193Z "And may I ask why you begged that double-faced, white-livered friend of yours not to come to-morrow evening?" he asked, after some minutes. The Pobratim A Slav Novel 2011-01-11T03:00:27.460Z Life presents a Janus aspect of the double-faced at times, but a man must choose his way and ignore the turnings. The Law of Hemlock Mountain A long room with two fireplaces, and a double-faced bookcase coming out at right 38 angles between them, with two settles below it, one for each fireplace! The Idyl of Twin Fires The unhappy State had fallen into the hands of double-faced, conscienceless whites, who used the newly enfranchised blacks as tools for their evil purposes. Rodman the Keeper Southern Sketches It is the heirloom bequeathed by group marriage to civilization, a gift as ambiguous as everything else produced by ambiguous, double-faced, schismatic and contradictory civilization. The Origin of the Family, Private Property and the State You may be certain I followed as quickly as possible, fearing lest he, on gaining the floor of the cellar, should set up an outcry which would alarm our double-faced host. The Minute Boys of Boston He had been a Covenanter of zeal and forwardness till, at a meeting of the Societies, his double-faced guile had been laid bare. The Men of the Moss-Hags Being a history of adventure taken from the papers of William Gordon of Earlstoun in Galloway We have suspected for some time that he was a double-faced fellow. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 158, June 16, 1920 Yet had not Mrs. Manhattan implied that men are double-faced? Eden An Episode I consider this double-faced presentation, this combination of the subjective method with the objective, as the highest in art, because it is the most comprehensive. Lectures on Russian Literature Pushkin, Gogol, Turgenef, Tolstoy Aye, if so be we counted on taking to our heels at once; but there is in my mind an idea that we may play this double-faced Master Lord a reasonably neat trick. The Minute Boys of Boston The political head of the Times—like that of Janus, the Roman deity—is double-faced. Old and New London Volume I He had all the shiftings of the double-faced Janus, and the revolutionary politics of the ancient Junius. Calamities and Quarrels of Authors With my screwdriver I hacked a piece loose from the double-faced sticky-tape I had used to keep loose parts from flying around, and teased it under the wire with my tweezers. The Trouble with Telstar Capitalist society evokes no beneficent phenomenon unaccompanied with a dark side: as Fourier long ago pointed out with great perspicacity, capitalist society is in all its progressive steps double-faced and ambiguous. Woman under socialism "It stands to reason General Gage could not do anything of that kind, however much he might desire it," our double-faced host explained. The Minute Boys of Boston Are the men who are to lead a great party as double-faced and untrustworthy as Mr. Roraback paints them? The History of Woman Suffrage, Volume VI “They shall know here in San Mateo, and wherever you go if it’s in my power to reach there, what sort of a pretending, double-faced, disreputable wanton–––” “You coward!” In the Shadow of the Hills "We can use something like a double-faced pressure-sensitive tape to hold other parts," I said. The Trouble with Telstar My only concern with the two-headed monster they have imagined is to protest against its being mistaken for the one sole species of justice which Anti-utilitarianism recognises, and which never presents any such double-faced appearance. Old-Fashioned Ethics and Common-Sense Metaphysics With Some of Their Applications They had something like it in ever-varying Future—something like it in double-faced Janus, who was their real 'Angel of the Odd.' Continental Monthly, Vol. III, No IV, April 1863 Devoted to Literature and National Policy As for that double-faced traitor, my Lord Marlborough, he has betrayed every man and every woman with whom he has had to deal, except his horrid wife, who makes him tremble. Henry Esmond; The English Humourists; The Four Georges That it was an ultimatum, she could not doubt; Quinton Edge had been in deadly earnest in confronting her with her fate—a double-faced one, as she thought, with a little shiver. The Doomsman Its walls average four feet in thickness, and are double-faced, enclosing a central core of rubble; they are built of the neighborhood sandstone. The Book of the National Parks He himself avowed later to the Duke de Saint-Simon that, seeing Philip V. tottering, “he had allowed himself to indulge the hope of being put in his place;” hence his double-faced conduct and strange manœuvres. Political Women, Vol. 2 “If I hang around here much longer I don’t know as I can keep my hands off that double-faced crook.” Shoe-Bar Stratton Further, for years he had made sport of European dynasties, and in particular had found that of Austria both double-faced and time-serving. The Life of Napoleon Bonaparte Vol. III. (of IV.) On the 8th September the assault was made, but it was foiled by the king's apathy, the incapacity and bitter jealousy of his counsellors, and the action of double-faced Burgundy. The Story of Paris "The work," says Prince Masson, "of a double-faced writer, a Catholic in his writings and a Lutheran in his bedchamber." The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 09 Each had her own interpretation of the double-faced waiter’s assertion, and it served them to dispute upon all the evening. Hopes and Fears or, scenes from the life of a spinster Such a writer would probably be a polite, pleasing and plausible person, but double-faced as Janus. The Detection of Forgery A Practical Handbook for the Use of Bankers, Solicitors, Magistrates' Clerks, and All Handling Suspected Documents This was a piece of the same double-faced ways the fox has been notorious for these many years past. Wood Magic A Fable He's a double-faced swab, and a thundering hypocrite as well. Tessa 1901 But a double-faced wall may be made, if the situation demands it, by constructing parallel lines of stones and filling in solidly with soil. Making A Rock Garden Why could they not in turn, another mob, reactionary and to a degree even royalist, overthrow the tyranny of the Jacobins as they themselves had overthrown the double-faced administration of the King? The Life of Napoleon Bonaparte Vol. I. (of IV.) We accustom ourselves and our children to hypocrisy, to the practice of a double-faced morality. The Conquest of Bread Notwithstanding, they are often cheated and ill-used by these double-faced dealers. The White Chief A Legend of Northern Mexico A thick pad of felt or double-faced cotton flannel should go under the tablecloth. The Etiquette of To-day Obviously it was not lack of skill that produced the double-faced phrases. The Daughters of Danaus "I am afraid not, uncle; but you see, if elders set an example of being double-faced to their nephews, they must expect to forfeit their respect." Held Fast For England A Tale of the Siege of Gibraltar (1779-83) He is not uncertain—untrustworthy—double-faced, as some men are. April's Lady A Novel He asserts that all representation is double-faced, and that what is known to us presents itself in the character of both representative and represented. The Mind and the Brain Being the Authorised Translation of L'Âme et le Corps You do not look like a double-faced man, but as one who would tell the truth, whatever were the consequences. At the Point of the Bayonet A Tale of the Mahratta War Hideous and double-faced effrontery, which conceals no one knows what monstrosities beneath its cloak. Napoleon the Little The table should first be covered with a mat of double-faced cotton flannel wide enough to fall six inches below the edge of the table, all around. Etiquette A. By their semicircular form; they are generally double-faced, or formed of two concentric divisions, one receding within the other. The Principles of Gothic Ecclesiastical Architecture, Elucidated by Question and Answer, 4th ed. Old Janus must be double-faced; He promised long ago The maple syrup not to taste, Nor steal the roses from the waist Of one, a damsel fair and chaste As April snow. Poems Vol. IV This is the most complete set ever offered at so low a price; it is printed in handsome colors, on heavy, coated lithograph, double-faced, cloth-lined material, especially prepared for this purpose. The Great Round World and What Is Going On In It, Vol. 2, No. 11, March 17, 1898 A Weekly Magazine for Boys and Girls She marched in a woman of a single purpose; she came out a double-faced diplomatist, with the seeds of sedition and conspiracy lurking, all unsuspected, in her heart. Timothy's Quest A Story for Anybody, Young or Old, Who Cares to Read It He seemed to me too double-faced and cunning for an honest English gentleman to have much to do with. The Argosy Vol. 51, No. 5, May, 1891 In small churches the arches, which are double-faced, have merely plain chamfered edges. The Principles of Gothic Ecclesiastical Architecture, Elucidated by Question and Answer, 4th ed. “Madelon,” Burr said, huskily, “I have been double-faced and false to you, but, as God is my witness, I'm glad I've got the chance to suffer in your stead.” Madelon A Novel The pulpit from which our venerable pastor has fed us with sound doctrine for half a century is not to be invaded by a fanatical, sectarian, double-faced, Jesuitical interloper! Scenes of Clerical Life I never dreamt you could be so deceitful and double-faced. The Thin Red Line; and Blue Blood She could scarce believe such a dreadful double-faced giant lived within. English Fairy Tales The curse is come on me, which makes no haste And doth not tarry, crushing both the proud Hard man and him the sinner double-faced. Goblin Market, The Prince's Progress, and Other Poems Fame if not double-faced is double-mouthed, And with contrary blast proclaims most deeds; On both his wings, one black, the other white, Bears greatest names in his wild aery flights. Life of John Milton The two cities were united on terms of equality, and the double-faced Ja'nus stamped on the earliest Roman coins was probably a symbol of the double state. Pinnock's improved edition of Dr. Goldsmith's History of Rome to which is prefixed an introduction to the study of Roman history, and a great variety of valuable information added throughout the work, on the manners, institutions, and antiquities of the Romans; with numerous biographical and historical notes; and questions for examination at the end of each section. By Wm. C. Taylor. If this is your little game, captain, all I have to say is, you are the darndest double-faced old cuss on this side of perdition. The Book of the Bush Containing Many Truthful Sketches Of The Early Colonial Life Of Squatters, Whalers, Convicts, Diggers, And Others Who Left Their Native Land And Never Returned The sun was just setting, and shone on it so beautifully that Molly Whuppie thought it looked like a castle in Spain, and could hardly believe that such a dreadful, double-faced giant lived within. English Fairy Tales Sometimes she makes me dreadfully angry about you, and sometimes she says nice things; but there, we will not talk about the double-faced lady to-night. Uncle Max Even if he was in his father's house, the double-faced villain has me so much in his power, that I couldn't say a word about it. Phelim Otoole's Courtship and Other Stories Traits And Stories Of The Irish Peasantry, The Works of William Carleton, Volume Three If double-faced, and nine feet long, it will hold about a thousand books of ordinary size when full. A Library Primer A double-faced merino, which I bought at Canajoharie ten years ago, I have had colored dark green and a skirt made of it. The Life and Work of Susan B. Anthony (Volume 1 of 2) Including Public Addresses, Her Own Letters and Many From Her Contemporaries During Fifty Years But you know he was a double-faced giant; so perhaps he snored louder on purpose. English Fairy Tales Jill shook her head at me, and went on: 'Then there is the double-faced lady—but never mind her; we both hate her.' Uncle Max Fame, if not double-faced, is double-mouthed, And with contrary blast proclaims most deeds: On both his wings, one black, the other white, Bears greatest names in his wild aery flight. Handy Dictionary of Poetical Quotations I commented, and added, “It still makes Miss Banks appear rather—double-faced.” The Jervaise Comedy "The anticipatory symbol of Christian symbolism was the double-faced Janus of the heathen world," said the Abbé Plomb, laughing. The Cathedral So she took the ring to the King, and she and the handsome young prince were married, and no one ever saw the double-faced giant again. English Fairy Tales And so we come to the present—a day of cowardice and vacillation, of strident wide-voiced wrong and faint hearted compromise; of double-faced dallying with Truth and Right. The Negro Problem We saw how his theology is double-faced between the pantheistic yearning to find God everywhere and the individualist's resolute maintenance of the autonomy of man. Robert Browning I says yes, I will, being that excited myself and wanting to see really if I was a double-faced genius or wasn't I? Somewhere in Red Gap The double-faced politicians of the machine, said Mr. Dayne, with their pretended zeal for economy, were desperately afraid of the Post. Queed Dilly loves it dearly, and though it will never take the place of the dear, double-faced doll, she is very happy, for Mildred is her loyal friend. Dew Drops, Vol. 37, No. 34, August 23, 1914 The Prince told Louis he was a double-faced traitor, and Louis told the Prince he was a suspicious fool. After London Or, Wild England It seems to be absurd that a woman should be banished from society for having had a lover, while a woman who is miserly, double-faced and spiteful goes everywhere. Studies in the Psychology of Sex, Volume 6 Sex in Relation to Society Associated words: bipolar, bipolarity. two-sided, a. double-faced, bilateral. two weeks, fortnight. Putnam's Word Book She disliked any girl that could be so double-faced, and she herself was too honest to hide her opinion. The German Classics of the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries, Volume 09 Friedrich Hebbel and Otto Ludwig Why, you audacious--you double-faced----" "Double-faced!--it's a pity you wer'n't double-faced, as you call it, with that snivelling nose and crooked chin of yours. Snarleyyow Setting the Table.—Lay a piece of double-faced canton flannel underneath the tablecloth. Science in the Kitchen. The Carolinians called the then President double-faced and treacherous, hardly allowing him the poor credit of being a well-intentioned imbecile. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 07, No. 42, April, 1861 It is built with thick brick walls, but one story in height, and surmounted by a double-faced or hipped roof, which gives the idea of a ship, bottom upwards. Choice Specimens of American Literature, and Literary Reader Being Selections from the Chief American Writers The double-faced platforms of conventions, the loose manifestoes of itinerant candidates for the Presidency, the rhetorical misrepresentations of "campaign documents," form the staple of our political literature. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 07, No. 40, February, 1861 To think that when she was playing at horses with that dear child who is now in his grave—I never liked it at the time—she should have been hiding such a double-faced design! Dombey and Son His subjects, in the pride of superior civilization, called the Germans barbarians, while the latter, who, if semi-barbarous, were at least honest and straight-forward, retorted upon the Greeks by calling them double-faced knaves and traitors. Memoirs of Extraordinary Popular Delusions — Volume 2 After this double-faced beginning, it established an oath which no human being could understand, but which everybody was to take, as a proof that his religion was the lawful religion. A Child's History of England If the natural world is so double-faced and unhomelike, what world, what thing is real? Varieties of Religious Experience, a Study in Human Nature I don't mince words—a double-faced infernal traitor and schemer, who meant to have his son-in-law back all along. Vanity Fair "The double-faced fellow has his eye upon me," muttered Robin, with an indefinite but an uncomfortable idea that he was himself to bear a part in the pageantry. The Snow Image and other stories The result was my contrivance of a double-faced wedge-shaped sluice-valve, which combined the desirable property of perfect water-tightness with ease of opening and closing the valve. James Nasmyth: Engineer; an autobiography Be on your guard with Lawson and Williams; they are two dangerous young men, and can do no end of mischief, because they are double-faced—sneaking sometimes, and bullying at others. Life in London or, the Pitfalls of a Great City I will not, kind sir! but the truth is, I could not give you the packet while that double-faced knave was with us, or even while he was in sight. Vivian Grey The vicomte had not told me more than half the tale when I called him a double-faced old rogue. The Line of Love Dizain des Mariages Marlborough had two glaring faults, He was avaricious, and, like other prominent public men in England at that day, was double-faced. Outline of Universal History Their walls were composed of cubic blocks of stone, with alternate layers of brick, were double-faced, and filled in with rubble bedded in lime, forming a sort of concrete core. In Troubadour-Land A Ramble in Provence and Languedoc Ah, yes, there you have life—life double-faced and double-edged. Amiel's Journal "Whatever you may say, it is not right to be double-faced," I retorted. The Home and the World Your affianced bride knows nothing of what her double-faced snake of a lover is doing here, but she shall know speedily. The Late Mrs. Null In this double-faced position of the German Government, we have an example either of unsurpassed wickedness or of insurpassable folly. Why We Are at War (2nd Edition, revised) Nowadays people are double-faced and sly, crafty, and cunning. Plays Fletcher senior, a mean, double-faced fellow, continued, as the saying goes, "to run with the hare and hunt with the hounds." The Triple Alliance Its trials and triumphs Janus was a double-faced deity, "the god of the beginning and the end of everything." General History for Colleges and High Schools Oh! how double-faced she is! how well she knows to dissimulate! Don Garcia of Navarre Some are double-faced satin and some with them little scallops at the edge, and they’re pretty colors, too. Amanda — a Daughter of the Mennonites He went off to summon my double-faced servitors, while I wended my way to the study. A Fool and His Money And it is these double-faced works of art that our excellent plutocrats come and order of me. When We Dead Awaken For, after all, the possibilities were double-faced, and her bold departure from custom might simply mean that what she had to say was so dreadful that it needed all the tenderest mitigation of circumstance. Madame De Treymes He is ruthless and pitiless, but I do not think he is double-faced. In the Reign of Terror We maintain that a society that regards man only as a tool for its enrichment is anti-human; it is hostile to us; we cannot be reconciled to its morality; its double-faced and lying cynicism. Mother No, she was finished with Maurice Guest; he was too double-faced, too deceitful for her.—And she cried bitterly, with her face turned to the wall. Maurice Guest Behold, their smile is deadlier than their sting, And every boon of theirs is double-faced. The Poems of Emma Lazarus, Volume 1 Pray, what IS this "other side" which the superior double-faced creature's going to win through to now?' The Return How many unsuspicious girls have these double-faced mothers deluded so? Hard Cash Vile woman, and double-faced!" he said, "why do you push me forward with one hand and with the other drag me back? The Wizard You scoundrel! why did you not take a part with me? and why did you stand like a double-faced traitor looking on? Roundabout Papers They were perfectly level on top and perpendicular on the sides, and as double-faced as the most matter-of-fact nicknamer could desire. Noto: an Unexplained Corner of Japan And his double-faced heart glowed and exulted secretly. Put Yourself in His Place The reason was, he had been double-faced; had always spoken against railways: and his wise words were public, whereas his fatal acts had been done in the dark. Hard Cash You do not understand me yet, my poor mother—and she was so happy this morning—I was the liar, the coward, the double-faced wife, the miserable mother that denied her child. White Lies For him, Sir Evelyn Baring was the embodiment of England— or rather the embodiment of the English official classes, of English diplomacy, of the English Government with its hesitations, its insincerities, its double-faced schemes. Eminent Victorians Within a week after my client had given bonds for the fulfillment of his contract, he made the discovery that he was dealing with a double-faced set of scoundrels. The Outlet Thus she served her apprenticeship in that double-faced policy which was ever the secret motor of her life. Catherine De Medici "I can't part with him," she said despairingly; "and if I did not stop his poor dear letters, Wolf would:" and the amorous crocodile shed a tear, and persisted in her double-faced course. Hard Cash Bibi-Lupin is rich; he has served his turn; he is a double-faced rascal. Scenes from a Courtesan's Life "She was always a double-faced cat; and you ought to have known better." An Unsocial Socialist 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. My Lady's Money I never meant that you should," said King Richard; "it were foul play to hazard the good hound's life against that of such a double-faced traitor as this Conrade hath proved himself. The Talisman Or,--double-faced and sly-- Run with the hare, while hunting with the hounds; And, oily-tongued, to win the oil of praise, Flatter the great man to his very nose? Cyrano De Bergerac |
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