double-tongued
Americanadjective
adjective
Etymology
Origin of double-tongued
1350–1400; Middle English dowble tungid
Example Sentences
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At 12:50, track trumpeter Jay Cohen double-tongued the usual call to arms.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 14, 2020
Some saw an even more sinister subtext to Boies' opening statement and the incorporeal, larger-than-life double-tongued creature he described as luring unwitting followers to his crusade for world domination.
From Time Magazine Archive
He's let each one think he was alone at the job to bring it round quicker; a double-tongued, double-dealing devil.
From Diana Tempest, Volume II (of 3) by Cholmondeley, Mary
"O thou smooth-faced and double-tongued one!" said the Jinnee, after she had gone, as he reappeared to view.
From The Brass Bottle by Anstey, F.
The staves are double-tongued and grooved and from 1-3/8 to 2 in. thick.
From The Water Supply of the El Paso and Southwestern Railway from Carrizozo to Santa Rosa, N. Mex. American Society of Civil Engineers: Transactions, No. 1170 by Campbell, J. L.
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