What does twifaced mean?
Twifaced means (archaic, poetic) Having two faces..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · adjective
(archaic, poetic) Having two faces..
These two of whom I tell, from their first hours. Or, like a twi-faced urn, which doth outflow With the same spring, […]
“E'en so, Æneas, do I swear by Stars, and Sea, and Earth, By twi-faced Janus, and the twins Latona brought to birth, […]
There is no time to measure motion by, There time is swallowed in eternity: Wry-mouth'd disdain, and corner-hunting lust, And twy-fac'd fraud, [...]
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Twifaced means (archaic, poetic) Having two faces..
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These two of whom I tell, from their first hours. Or, like a twi-faced urn, which doth outflow With the same spring, […]
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