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bifold, a.|ˈbaɪfəʊld| [f. bi- prefix2 + fold.] Double, twofold; of two kinds, degrees, etc.
1609Shakes. Tr. & Cr. v. ii. 144 (Qo.) O madnesse of discourse, that cause sets up with and against it selfe, By⁓fould authority. [1 Fol. By foule authoritie. Globe Bi-fold authority!] 1818J. Brown Psyche 85 Like Janus with his bifold faces. 1876Emerson Ess. Ser. i. vii. 186 The scholar shames us by his bifold lie. |