twofoldadj.n.adv.

Brit.

/ˈtuːfəʊld/, U.S.

/ˈtuˌfoʊld/

Forms: α. Middle English– Scottish, twafald, Middle English Scottish twa faulde, 1800s Scottish twafauld, ( twa-fall). β. Middle English twouold; Middle English two-folde, 1500s two folde, twofoulde, 1600s twofolde; Middle English–1500s two fold, 1600s–1800s two-fold, 1600s– twofold.

Etymology: apparently originally a refashioning of twifold adj. and adv., after two adj., n., and adv.; in later use perhaps independently < two adj., n., and adv. + -fold suffix.

A. adj. (and n.)

†1. Double (in figurative sense); double-minded, wavering. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > will > decision > irresolution or vacillation > [adjective]

twiredec888

orrathc1175

twofoldc1175

twifoldc1200

waveringc1315

uncertain1382

suspensec1440

mammeringa1450

flowing?1504

floghtering1521

vacillant1521

in a mammering1532

double-minded1552

unstaid1561

unresolute1570

unresolved?1571

staggeringa1577

frittle1579

irresolute1579

cheverel1583

off and on1583

halting1585

unsettleda1593

unresolving1599

demurring1607

waving1611

suspensive1614

hoveringa1616

startling1619

irresolved1621

hesitating1622

indetermined1628

variousa1643

branling1645

hesitant1647

non-sincere1656

hesitatious1657

humdrum1660

shuttlecock1660

yea-and-nay1672

swaying1688

interpendent1708

undetermined1718

Squadronec1720

hesitatorya1734

volanta1734

shilly-shally1734

dilly-dally1749

niffy-naffy1765

wiggle-waggle1778

undecided1779

undecisive1780

indecisive1787

conflicted1789

hesitative1795

undeciding1802

vacillating1814

yea-nay1827

demurrant1836

willy-nilly1839

shilly-shallying1842

oscillative1852

Hamletish1854

vacillatory1854

dilly-dallying1879

thistledown1897

weak-principled1913

not-quite1920

off-again on-again1923

dithery1931

havering1975

c1175 Lamb Hom. 151 Anfald oðer twafald is ech mon... Þe twafalde Mon is unstaþelfest on alle his weies.

a. Consisting of two folds or layers.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > relative position > folding or folded condition > [adjective] > folded in two or three

twofold?c1225

three-double?1541

twofolded1887

?c1225 (?a1200) Ancrene Riwle (Cleo. C.vi) (1972) 40 Þe clað in ham beo twaifold.

b. Folded or bent double. (Cf. B. 1) Scottish.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > relative position > posture > action or fact of bending > [adjective] > double

doubled1655

twofold1821

1821 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. Jan. 402/1 My auld auntie, wha's twafauld with the rheumatics.

3. Consisting of two combined; composed of two parts or elements; existing in two relations or manners; of two kinds; double, dual.

a. in abstract or general sense.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > number > specific numbers > two > duality > [adjective]

twifoldc890

twinc1000

double?c1225

tway-fold1303

doublefold1382

twain1398

twin-kina1400

twinlepia1400

four-eared1514

twofold1559

bifold1590

duplar1610

binal?c1640

dual1655

binarious1656

binary system1766

dualistic1832

double-barrelled1837

twinfold1842

1559 W. Cuningham Cosmogr. Glasse 17 I finde a twofoulde difference betwixt a sphere, and a circle.

1610 P. Holland tr. W. Camden Brit. i. 102 A twofold victory.

1691 J. Norris Pract. Disc. Divine Subj. 321 The Object of the Divine Will..is Two-fold, either the Object of his Will Decreeing, or the Object of his Will Commanding.

1774 O. Goldsmith Hist. Earth I. 399 The earth..seen with its twofold motion; producing, by the one, the change of seasons; and, by the other, the..vicissitudes of day and night.

1875 A. Helps Self-discipline in Ess. 19 Man, a creature of twofold nature, body and soul.

b. in concrete sense, of material objects.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > number > specific numbers > two > duality > [adjective] > composed of two constituents

twin1584

twiform1607

twofolda1616

twindle1636

twi-natured1868

twi-shaped1875

a1616 W. Shakespeare Macbeth (1623) iv. i. 137 Some..That two-fold Balles, and trebble Scepters carry.

1718 M. Prior Poems Several Occasions (new ed.) 305 Ewes, that erst brought forth but single Lambs, Now drop'd their Two-fold Burdens.

1794 Ld. Nelson in Dispatches & Lett. (1845) I. 379 Two three-fold blocks, and two two-fold blocks.

1888 Lady 25 Oct. 374/3 The two-fold [photograph] screens with..space for panel portraits.

4. Double in amount; twice as great.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > number > specific numbers > two > multiplication by two > [adjective]

doublec1305

ydoubled1340

doubledc1430

redoubled1540

duple1542

duplicate1548

duplat?1553

reduplicated1598

reduplicate?1609

ingeminate1637

duplicated1643

ingeminated1658

twofold1812

double-banked1929

1812 G. Crabbe Tales xii. 217 More charming grew the Fair, And seem'd to watch him with a two-fold care.

1873 B. Stewart Conservation of Energy iii. 49 The double system will now attract the single system with twofold force.

a. Of yarn: Consisting of two strands twisted into one.

ΘΚΠ

the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > thread or yarn > [adjective] > multiply

grandrelle1856

twofold1880

multi-ply1926

multifilament1937

1880 Daily News 7 Dec. 2/8 Two-fold yarns are rather more in request.

1883 Daily News 22 Oct. 7/1 Two-fold yarns..command improved rates more readily than single wefts.

1894 Daily News 20 Mar. 7/3 The trade in twofold yarns shows some improvement.

b. as n. Also attributive.

ΘΚΠ

the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > thread or yarn > [noun] > spun > in specific way > twisted

twinec725

twine thread1530

twist1555

throw1873

twofold1884

1884 W. S. B. McLaren Spinning Woollen & Worsted (ed. 2) 239 Twisting two or more threads together that have already been each made into two-fold.

1888 Daily News 25 Sept. 2/5 Transactions in twofolds and singles are still somewhat restricted.

1895 Daily News 3 Feb. 2/5 Twofold spinners are getting more work.

1910 Encycl. Brit. VII. 277/1 [article Cotton] 40^s mule, water twists and twofolds.

B. adv.

1. In two folds; so as to be folded or doubled. Chiefly Scottish of persons.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > relative position > folding or folded condition > [adverb] > in two folds

twofoldc1394

the world > space > relative position > posture > action or fact of bending > [adverb] > bent double

twofoldc1394

c1394 P. Pl. Crede 516 Þe glose is so greit in gladding tales, þat turneþ vp two-folde vnteyned opon trewþe.

c1425 Wyntoun Cron. viii. xxxii. 5595 A stane..has hym ourtane, And twa faulde [v.r. twafald] downe can him bere.

?1523 J. Fitzherbert Bk. Husbandry f. xxviii Bynde a clothe two or thre folde vpon his forheed.

1721 A. Ramsay Ode to Ph—— ix Before auld age..lay ye twafald o'er a rung.

a1802 Johnie of Breadislee xviii, in W. Scott Min. He's laid him twa-fald ower his steed.

1894 ‘I. Maclaren’ Highland Mystic in Beside Bonnie Brier Bush i He wes bent twa fad; a' doot it's a titch o' rheumatism, or maybe lumbago.

2. To twice the amount, twice as much, doubly.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > number > specific numbers > two > multiplication by two > [adverb]

twoc900

twifoldlyc1000

twice1308

doublyc1380

doublec1384

twicea1398

twice-told1430

twofold1526

twifolda1640

duplicately1660

1526 Bible (Tyndale) Matt. xxiii. f. xxxij^v Ye make hym two folde more the chylde off hell, then ye youre selves are.

1637 G. Gillespie Dispute against Eng.-Popish Ceremonies ii. i. 6 It twofolde more scandalizeth such a one.

Derivatives

ˈtwofoldly adv. (also twafaldeliche) in a twofold manner, doubly.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > number > specific numbers > two > duality > [adverb]

twofoldlyc1175

twifold1591

dually1650

dualistically1857

c1175 Lamb. Hom. 5 Nu ic eou habbe þet godspel iseid anfaldeliche, nu scule ȝe understonden twafaldeliche þet hit bi-tacnet.

1648 H. Hexham Groot Woorden-boeck Tweevoudighlick, two-foldly, or Doubly.

ˈtwofoldness n. the quality of being twofold, doubleness, duality.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > number > specific numbers > two > duality > [noun]

doublenessa1398

duality1532

duplicity1589

biformity1611

duity1645

twoness1648

dualism1833

twofoldnessa1834

duplexity1856

a1834 S. T. Coleridge Lit. Remains (1839) IV. 310 The twofoldness of the Christian Church.

1861 W. Barnes in Macmillan's Mag. June 128 That we should have two legs, or two hands,..this twofoldness of life-forms.

twoˈfolded adj. [ < two adj., n., and adv. + folded adj.] folded in two, folded double.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > relative position > folding or folded condition > [adjective] > folded in two or three

twofold?c1225

three-double?1541

twofolded1887

1887 W. Morris tr. Homer Odyssey I. xii. 227 Wrapping it round two~folded.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1916; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	twofold
释义	twofoldadj.n.adv. Brit. /ˈtuːfəʊld/, U.S. /ˈtuˌfoʊld/ Forms: α. Middle English– Scottish, twafald, Middle English Scottish twa faulde, 1800s Scottish twafauld, ( twa-fall). β. Middle English twouold; Middle English two-folde, 1500s two folde, twofoulde, 1600s twofolde; Middle English–1500s two fold, 1600s–1800s two-fold, 1600s– twofold. Etymology: apparently originally a refashioning of twifold adj. and adv., after two adj., n., and adv.; in later use perhaps independently < two adj., n., and adv. + -fold suffix. A. adj. (and n.) †1. Double (in figurative sense); double-minded, wavering. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the mind > will > decision > irresolution or vacillation > [adjective] twiredec888 orrathc1175 twofoldc1175 twifoldc1200 waveringc1315 uncertain1382 suspensec1440 mammeringa1450 flowing?1504 floghtering1521 vacillant1521 in a mammering1532 double-minded1552 unstaid1561 unresolute1570 unresolved?1571 staggeringa1577 frittle1579 irresolute1579 cheverel1583 off and on1583 halting1585 unsettleda1593 unresolving1599 demurring1607 waving1611 suspensive1614 hoveringa1616 startling1619 irresolved1621 hesitating1622 indetermined1628 variousa1643 branling1645 hesitant1647 non-sincere1656 hesitatious1657 humdrum1660 shuttlecock1660 yea-and-nay1672 swaying1688 interpendent1708 undetermined1718 Squadronec1720 hesitatorya1734 volanta1734 shilly-shally1734 dilly-dally1749 niffy-naffy1765 wiggle-waggle1778 undecided1779 undecisive1780 indecisive1787 conflicted1789 hesitative1795 undeciding1802 vacillating1814 yea-nay1827 demurrant1836 willy-nilly1839 shilly-shallying1842 oscillative1852 Hamletish1854 vacillatory1854 dilly-dallying1879 thistledown1897 weak-principled1913 not-quite1920 off-again on-again1923 dithery1931 havering1975 c1175 Lamb Hom. 151 Anfald oðer twafald is ech mon... Þe twafalde Mon is unstaþelfest on alle his weies. 2. a. Consisting of two folds or layers. ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > folding or folded condition > [adjective] > folded in two or three twofold?c1225 three-double?1541 twofolded1887 ?c1225 (?a1200) Ancrene Riwle (Cleo. C.vi) (1972) 40 Þe clað in ham beo twaifold. b. Folded or bent double. (Cf. B. 1) Scottish. ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > posture > action or fact of bending > [adjective] > double doubled1655 twofold1821 1821 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. Jan. 402/1 My auld auntie, wha's twafauld with the rheumatics. 3. Consisting of two combined; composed of two parts or elements; existing in two relations or manners; of two kinds; double, dual. a. in abstract or general sense. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > number > specific numbers > two > duality > [adjective] twifoldc890 twinc1000 double?c1225 tway-fold1303 doublefold1382 twain1398 twin-kina1400 twinlepia1400 four-eared1514 twofold1559 bifold1590 duplar1610 binal?c1640 dual1655 binarious1656 binary system1766 dualistic1832 double-barrelled1837 twinfold1842 1559 W. Cuningham Cosmogr. Glasse 17 I finde a twofoulde difference betwixt a sphere, and a circle. 1610 P. Holland tr. W. Camden Brit. i. 102 A twofold victory. 1691 J. Norris Pract. Disc. Divine Subj. 321 The Object of the Divine Will..is Two-fold, either the Object of his Will Decreeing, or the Object of his Will Commanding. 1774 O. Goldsmith Hist. Earth I. 399 The earth..seen with its twofold motion; producing, by the one, the change of seasons; and, by the other, the..vicissitudes of day and night. 1875 A. Helps Self-discipline in Ess. 19 Man, a creature of twofold nature, body and soul. b. in concrete sense, of material objects. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > number > specific numbers > two > duality > [adjective] > composed of two constituents twin1584 twiform1607 twofolda1616 twindle1636 twi-natured1868 twi-shaped1875 a1616 W. Shakespeare Macbeth (1623) iv. i. 137 Some..That two-fold Balles, and trebble Scepters carry. View more context for this quotation 1718 M. Prior Poems Several Occasions (new ed.) 305 Ewes, that erst brought forth but single Lambs, Now drop'd their Two-fold Burdens. 1794 Ld. Nelson in Dispatches & Lett. (1845) I. 379 Two three-fold blocks, and two two-fold blocks. 1888 Lady 25 Oct. 374/3 The two-fold [photograph] screens with..space for panel portraits. 4. Double in amount; twice as great. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > number > specific numbers > two > multiplication by two > [adjective] doublec1305 ydoubled1340 doubledc1430 redoubled1540 duple1542 duplicate1548 duplat?1553 reduplicated1598 reduplicate?1609 ingeminate1637 duplicated1643 ingeminated1658 twofold1812 double-banked1929 1812 G. Crabbe Tales xii. 217 More charming grew the Fair, And seem'd to watch him with a two-fold care. 1873 B. Stewart Conservation of Energy iii. 49 The double system will now attract the single system with twofold force. 5. a. Of yarn: Consisting of two strands twisted into one. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > thread or yarn > [adjective] > multiply grandrelle1856 twofold1880 multi-ply1926 multifilament1937 1880 Daily News 7 Dec. 2/8 Two-fold yarns are rather more in request. 1883 Daily News 22 Oct. 7/1 Two-fold yarns..command improved rates more readily than single wefts. 1894 Daily News 20 Mar. 7/3 The trade in twofold yarns shows some improvement. b. as n. Also attributive. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > thread or yarn > [noun] > spun > in specific way > twisted twinec725 twine thread1530 twist1555 throw1873 twofold1884 1884 W. S. B. McLaren Spinning Woollen & Worsted (ed. 2) 239 Twisting two or more threads together that have already been each made into two-fold. 1888 Daily News 25 Sept. 2/5 Transactions in twofolds and singles are still somewhat restricted. 1895 Daily News 3 Feb. 2/5 Twofold spinners are getting more work. 1910 Encycl. Brit. VII. 277/1 [article Cotton] 40^s mule, water twists and twofolds. B. adv. 1. In two folds; so as to be folded or doubled. Chiefly Scottish of persons. ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > folding or folded condition > [adverb] > in two folds twofoldc1394 the world > space > relative position > posture > action or fact of bending > [adverb] > bent double twofoldc1394 c1394 P. Pl. Crede 516 Þe glose is so greit in gladding tales, þat turneþ vp two-folde vnteyned opon trewþe. c1425 Wyntoun Cron. viii. xxxii. 5595 A stane..has hym ourtane, And twa faulde [v.r. twafald] downe can him bere. ?1523 J. Fitzherbert Bk. Husbandry f. xxviii Bynde a clothe two or thre folde vpon his forheed. 1721 A. Ramsay Ode to Ph—— ix Before auld age..lay ye twafald o'er a rung. a1802 Johnie of Breadislee xviii, in W. Scott Min. He's laid him twa-fald ower his steed. 1894 ‘I. Maclaren’ Highland Mystic in Beside Bonnie Brier Bush i He wes bent twa fad; a' doot it's a titch o' rheumatism, or maybe lumbago. 2. To twice the amount, twice as much, doubly. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > number > specific numbers > two > multiplication by two > [adverb] twoc900 twifoldlyc1000 twice1308 doublyc1380 doublec1384 twicea1398 twice-told1430 twofold1526 twifolda1640 duplicately1660 1526 Bible (Tyndale) Matt. xxiii. f. xxxij^v Ye make hym two folde more the chylde off hell, then ye youre selves are. 1637 G. Gillespie Dispute against Eng.-Popish Ceremonies ii. i. 6 It twofolde more scandalizeth such a one. Derivatives ˈtwofoldly adv. (also twafaldeliche) in a twofold manner, doubly. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > number > specific numbers > two > duality > [adverb] twofoldlyc1175 twifold1591 dually1650 dualistically1857 c1175 Lamb. Hom. 5 Nu ic eou habbe þet godspel iseid anfaldeliche, nu scule ȝe understonden twafaldeliche þet hit bi-tacnet. 1648 H. Hexham Groot Woorden-boeck Tweevoudighlick, two-foldly, or Doubly. ˈtwofoldness n. the quality of being twofold, doubleness, duality. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > number > specific numbers > two > duality > [noun] doublenessa1398 duality1532 duplicity1589 biformity1611 duity1645 twoness1648 dualism1833 twofoldnessa1834 duplexity1856 a1834 S. T. Coleridge Lit. Remains (1839) IV. 310 The twofoldness of the Christian Church. 1861 W. Barnes in Macmillan's Mag. June 128 That we should have two legs, or two hands,..this twofoldness of life-forms. twoˈfolded adj. [ < two adj., n., and adv. + folded adj.] folded in two, folded double. ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > folding or folded condition > [adjective] > folded in two or three twofold?c1225 three-double?1541 twofolded1887 1887 W. Morris tr. Homer Odyssey I. xii. 227 Wrapping it round two~folded. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1916; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.n.adv.c1175
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