bifoldadj.n.
/ˈbʌɪfəʊld/ Double, twofold; of two kinds, degrees, etc.
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twifoldc890
twinc1000
double?c1225
tway-fold1303
doublefold1382
twain1398
twin-kina1400
twinlepia1400
four-eared1514
twofold1559
bifold1590
duplar1610
binal?c1640
dual1655
binarious1656
binary system1766
dualistic1832
double-barrelled1837
twinfold1842
1590 R. Wilson Three Lordes & Three Ladies London sig. D3v O bifold fountaine of two bitter streames.
1609 W. Shakespeare Troilus & Cressida v. ii. 147 O madnesse of discourse, That cause sets vp with and against it selfe, By-fould authority [1623 By foule authoritie; 1725 Pope By-fold authority] . View more context for this quotation
1818 J. Brown Psyche 85 Like Janus with his bifold faces.
1876 R. W. Emerson Ess. 1st Ser. vii. 186 The scholar shames us by his bifold lie.
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