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biforis

biforis, with two doors, folding

Frieze-Dennison Vergil

biforis , e: (adj.), having two doors or openings; twofold, double; of a double pipe with one mouth-piece, 9.618.
bĭfŏris, e (bĭfŏrus, a, um, Vitr. 4, 6 fin.), adj. [bis-foris].
  • Having two doors or folding-doors: valvae, Ov. M. 2, 4: fenestrae, id. P. 3, 3, 5.—
  • II Having two openings or holes, double: via (narium), Ap. Dogm. Plat. 1.—Poet.: ubi assuetis biforem dat tibia cantum, Verg. A. 9, 618 (bisonum, imparem, Serv.); Aus. Cent. Nupt. 27: biforis tumultus, Stat. Th. 4, 668.

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