double-faced

[ duhb-uh l-feyst ]

/ ˈdʌb əlˈfeɪst /

practicing duplicity; hypocritical.

having two faces or aspects.

having two usable sides, especially two sides designed to be used in the same manner: double-faced adhesive tape.

Origin of double-faced

First recorded in 1565–75

dou·ble-fac·ed·ly

[duhb-uh l-fey-sid-lee, -feyst-] /ˈdʌb əlˈfeɪ sɪd li, -ˈfeɪst-/, adverb dou·ble-fac·ed·ness, noun

They also wove a double-faced cloth in which the colors were different on the two sides.

The Historical Child |Oscar Chrisman
A shrewd, double-faced individual, who was secretly a partner with Massin-Levrault the money-lender.

Repertory Of The Comedie Humaine, Complete, A -- Z |Anatole Cerfberr and Jules Franois Christophe
She was always a double-faced cat; and you ought to have known better.

An Unsocial Socialist |George Bernard Shaw
How many unsuspicious girls have these double-faced mothers deluded so?

Hard Cash |Charles Reade

Pedro was dull, honorable, and frank; Juan was hawk-eyed and double-faced.

Filipino Popular Tales |Dean S. Fansler

double-faced

(of textiles) having a finished nap on each side; reversible

insincere or deceitful