单词 | twofold |
释义 | twofoldadj.n.adv. A. adj. (and n.) 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] 40s 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. xxxijv 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). < |
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