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janus-faced

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  1. 1. a. Double-faced; deceitful. Source: opted
  2. 2. adj. having or concerned with polarities or contrasts Source: wordnet
  3. 3. adj. marked by deliberate deceptiveness especially by pretending one set of feelings and acting under the influence of another Source: wordnet
  4. 4. adj. having two faces — one looking to the future and one to the past Source: wordnet
  5. 5. Double-faced; deceitful. Janus-faced lock, one having duplicate faces so as to go upon a right or a left hand door, the key entering on either side indifferently. Knight. Source: webster
  6. 6. Double-faced; deceitful. Janus-faced lock, one having duplicatefaces so as to go upon a right or a left hand door, the key enteringon either side indifferently. Knight. Source: adambom
  7. 7. j:100 s. having or concerned with polarities or contrasts s. having two faces--one looking to the future and one to the past Source: ecdict

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