单词 | double-edged |
释义 | double-edgedadj. Having two (cutting) edges; figurative cutting or acting both ways. ΘΚΠ the world > space > shape > sharpness of edge or point > [adjective] > of edge > having sharp edge > two-edged two-edged1526 ansal?1541 double-edged1552 the mind > mental capacity > intelligibility > equivocal quality, ambiguity > [adjective] double?c1225 uncertainc1384 equivoquea1450 amphibille?1450 ambiguousc1487 indifferent?1531 forked1551 amphibological1587 equivocal1601 double-meaning1605 left-handed1610 dilogical1616 two-edgeda1625 biviousa1644 equivocating1645 amphibolous1647 yea-and-nay1648 amphibolical1652 bifarious1656 double-handed1661 squibbling1674 ambigual1683 equivocous1701 ambiguea1734 double-edged1791 multivocala1834 grey1835 amphibolic1873 ambivalent1923 1552 R. Huloet Abcedarium Anglico Latinum Double edged, anceps. 1687 J. Dryden Hind & Panther iii. 84 Your Delphick Sword..Is double edg'd, and cuts on either side. 1745 P. Thomas True Jrnl. Voy. South-Seas 289 Pikes..headed with a double-edged Iron. 1791 J. Boswell Life Johnson anno 1775 I. 454 Strong pointed, double-edged wit. 1866 J. Martineau Ess. Philos. & Theol. 1st Ser. 196 The charge..is double-edged, and cuts both ways. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1897; most recently modified version published online March 2019). < adj.1552 |
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