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two-headed, a.|ˈtuːˌhɛdɪd| 1. Having, or represented with, two heads. two-headed snake or two-headed worm, the amphisbæna (amphisbæna 2), formerly supposed to have two heads, one at each end of the body.
1596Spenser F.Q. v. x. 10 His two-headed dogge that Orthrus hight. 1596Shakes. Merch. V. i. i. 50 By two-headed Ianus. 1708Sewel 11, Tweehoofdig, two-headed. 1752J. Hill Hist. Anim. 102 The Amphisbæna..has obtained, among the English, the name of the two-headed worm. 1796Morse Amer. Geog. I. 221 The two-headed snake. 1867Latham Black & White 62 A two-headed iron bolt. 1899T. Nicoll Rec. Archæol. & Bible vi. 193 The two-headed eagle of the Hittites..survives..as the symbol of imperial power in Austria and Russia to-day. 2. fig. Having or governed by two chiefs or rulers.
1885W. Wilson Congress. Govt. iv. 220 Doubts as to the..advantage of a two-headed legislature. 1888T. W. Higginson Women & Men 93 If two business partners can work successfully on the two-headed plan, why [can] not two married persons do it? |