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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

DOUBLE-EDGED

a.Having two edges.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

double-edged

dou ble-edged |ˈˌdəbəl ˈˌɛʤd | ▶adjective (of a knife or sword ) having two cutting edges. • having two contradictory aspects or possible outcomes: the consequences can be double-edged. PHRASES a double-edged sword a situation or course of action having both positive and negative effects.

 

Oxford Dictionary

double-edged

double-edged ▶adjective (of a knife or sword ) having two cutting edges. • having two contradictory aspects or possible outcomes: the consequences can be double-edged. PHRASES a double-edged sword a situation or course of action having both positive and negative effects.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

double-edged

d ò uble- é dged 形容詞 1 両刃の (two-edged ).2 〈議論などが 〉賛否いずれにも取れる ; 2つの [相反する ]目的 [効果 ]を持つ, 功罪相半ばする .