double-faced Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. adjective satellite (of fabrics) having faces on both sides
    • damask is a double-faced fabric
  2. adjective satellite marked by deliberate deceptiveness especially by pretending one set of feelings and acting under the influence of another
    double-dealing; two-faced; duplicitous; deceitful; Janus-faced; ambidextrous; double-tongued.
    • she was a deceitful scheming little thing"- Israel Zangwill
    • a double-dealing double agent
    • a double-faced infernal traitor and schemer"- W.M.Thackeray

WordNet

Dou"ble-faced` adjective
Definitions
  1. Having two faces designed for use; as, a double-faced hammer.
  2. Deceitful; hypocritical; treacherous. Milton.

Webster 1913