double-faced
Adjective

double-faced (not comparable)

  1. Having two functional faces.
    a double-faced hammer
  2. deceitful; hypocritical; treacherous
    • 1671, John Milton, “Samson Agonistes, […]”, in Paradise Regain'd. A Poem. In IV Books. To which is Added, Samson Agonistes, London: […] J[ohn] M[acock] for John Starkey […], →OCLC ↗:
      Fame , if not double-faced , is double-mouthed ,
      And with contrary blast proclaims most deed
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