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Deceit; duplicity.

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  1. n. Deceit; duplicity.
  2. Deceit; duplicity. Now cometh the sin of double-tongue, such as speak fair before folk and wickedly behind. Chaucer.
  3. Deceit; duplicity.Now cometh the sin of double-tongue, such as speak fair before folkand wickedly behind. Chaucer.