Word Meanings - TWOFOLD - Book Publishers vocabulary database

Double; duplicate; multiplied by two; as, a twofold nature; a twofold sense; a twofold argument.

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• SENSE
  A faculty, possessed by animals, of perceiving external objects by means of impressions made upon certain organs (sensory or sense organs) of the body, or of perceiving changes in the condition of the body; as, the senses of sight, smell, hearing,
• DOUBLEGANGER
  An apparition or double of a living person; a doppelgänger. Either you are Hereward, or you are his doubleganger. C. Kingsley.
• MULTIPLICABLE
  Capable of being multiplied; multipliable.
• DOUBLE
  Having the petals in a flower considerably increased beyond the natural number, usually as the result of cultivation and the expense of the stamens, or stamens and pistils. The white water lily and some other plants have their blossoms naturally
• DOUBLE-SHADE
  To double the natural darkness of . Milton.
• DOUBLE-LOCK
  To lock with two bolts; to fasten with double security. Tatler.
• DOUBLE DEALER
  One who practices double dealing; a deceitful, trickish person. L'Estrange.
• MULTIPLICATOR
  The number by which another number is multiplied; a multiplier.
• DOUBLEHEARTED
  Having a false heart; deceitful; treacherous. Sandys.
• DOUBLETHREADED
  Having two screw threads instead of one; -- said of a screw in which the pitch is equal to twice the distance between the centers of adjacent threads. (more info) 1. Consisting of two threads twisted together; using two threads.
• MULTIPLICATIVELY
  So as to multiply.
• DOUBLE-BARRELED; DOUBLE-BARRELLED
  Having two barrels; -- applied to a gun.
• DOUBLE-ACTING
  Acting or operating in two directions or with both motions; producing a twofold result; as, a double-acting engine or pump.
• DOUBLE-SURFACED
  Having two surfaces; -- said specif. of aëroplane wings or aërocurves which are covered on both sides with fabric, etc., thus completely inclosing their frames.
• DOUBLET
  A word or words unintentionally doubled or set up a second time. 3. A close-fitting garment for men, covering the body from the neck to the waist or a little below. It was worn in Western Europe from the 15th to the 17th century. (more info) 1.
• DOUBLENESS
  1. The state of being double or doubled. 2. Duplicity; insincerity. Chaucer.
• DOUBLE-TONGUING
  A peculiar action of the tongue by flute players in articulating staccato notes; also, the rapid repetition of notes in cornet playing.
• DOUBLE DEALING
  False or deceitful dealing. See Double dealing, under Dealing. Shak.
• DOUBLETREE
  The bar, or crosspiece, of a carriage, to which the singletrees are attached.
• DOUBLE-ENTENDRE
  A word or expression admitting of a double interpretation, one of which is often obscure or indelicate. (more info) This is a barbarous compound of French words. The true French
• INSENSE
  To make to understand; to instruct. Halliwell.
• WOLLASTON'S DOUBLET
  A magnifying glass consisting of two plano-convex lenses. It is designed to correct spherical aberration and chromatic dispersion.
• UNNATURE
  To change the nature of; to invest with a different or contrary nature. A right heavenly nature, indeed, as if were unnaturing them, doth so bridle them . Sir P. Sidney.
• REARGUMENT
  An arguing over again, as of a motion made in court.
• CONDUPLICATE
  Folded lengthwise along the midrib, the upper face being within; -- said of leaves or petals in vernation or æstivation.
• DEMINATURED
  Having half the nature of another. Shak.
• TIME SIGNATURE
  A sign at the beginning of a composition or movement, placed after the key signature, to indicate its time or meter. Also called rhythmical signature. It is in the form of a fraction, of which the denominator indicates the kind of note taken as
• ORNATURE
  Decoration; ornamentation. Holinshed.
• CONSIGNATURE
  Joint signature. Colgrave.