Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Duplicity; insincerity; hypocrisy.
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Examples
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He must have known, however, about the Akris wardrobe she wore on a state visit with Prince Albert II to Ireland and the two outfits the princess wore to spectacular acclaim at this spring's wedding of Prince William to Catherine Middleton a light-gray ensemble of a double-face coat and dress, with a hat and crocheted gloves, and a dove-gray, silk dupioni evening dress with laser-cut, silk-organza appliqué and a silk-chiffon stole?
The Discreet Charm of Akris Tina Gaudoin 2011
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He used everything from double-face wool and cashmere on day dresses to taffetta, gazar and printed organza for evening dresses.
A Burst of Lush, Opulent Glamour Ray A. Smith 2011
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In Badgley Mischka's Mark + James, the dress lengths are shorter, and made of cotton, linen and silk blends, rather than the double-face satin, chiffon and six-ply crepe used in the couture collection.
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It is also true that Ankara has quite a double-face attitude: while PKK is considered a terrorist group, soon after Hamas won the elections the AKP government welcomed to Turkey Khaled Meshal, the exiled Hamas leader.
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It is also true that Ankara has quite a double-face attitude: while PKK is considered a terrorist group, soon after Hamas won the elections the AKP government welcomed to Turkey Khaled Meshal, the exiled Hamas leader.
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(To reduce the risk of tripping, make sure the rug has a non-skid back or is secured to the floor with double-face tape.)
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To reduce the risk of tripping, make sure the rug has a non-skid back or is secured to the floor with double-face tape.
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This division of drawing-in drafts is used extensively in silk manufacturing; for instance, in all fabrics having a ground warp and a binder warp, also in double-face goods, or where two different weaves are combined in one effect.
Theory of Silk Weaving A Treatise on the Construction and Application of Weaves, and the Decomposition and Calculation of Broad and Narrow, Plain, Novelty and Jacquard Silk Fabrics Arnold Wolfensberger
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"Well," said Roebuck to O'Connell, "despite Peel's double-face propensities, he is a great genius."
Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 1, October 9, 1841 Various
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Luis Cervantes pulled out four crisp "double-face" bills of Villa's issue and placed them in Quail's hands.
The Underdogs, a Story of the Mexican Revolution Mariano Azuela 1912
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