See Also: two-edged(dictionary)
Gilt-Edged(money)
double-edged(dictionary)
gilt-edged(dictionary)
hard-edged(dictionary)
Gilt-edged securities(money)
Gilt edged securities(finance)
Gilts or gilt edged stock(finance)
Chocolate-Edged Lace Cookies(recipes)

centuple (iou) and two-edged (oh)


centuple (iou)



centuple adjective, noun, & verb. E17.
[French, or ecclesiastical Latin centuplus var. of centuplex, from centum hundred.]
A. adjective & noun. A hundredfold (amount). E17.
b. verb trans. Multiply by a hundred. E17.
centuplicate verb, adjective, & noun = CENTUPLE M17.
centupli'cation noun L19.

two-edged (oh)



adj
having two effects or meanings, one good and one bad
::a two-edged comment
a two-edged sword
(=something that has as many bad results as good ones)
::Strong Leadership is a two-edged sword.
having two edges that can cut
::a two-edged blade