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Meanings of biface in English

Having two faces or fronts.

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Examples for "bifacial"
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"Ranec's mother's people, the Aterians, make a spear point with bifacial retouch."
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Usage of biface in English
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The Acheulean biface is the stereotype of the Stone Age tool, the iconic flattened teardrop of the Palaeolithic.
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The hand axes they made to butcher that horse are fine examples of 'Acheulean bifaces'.
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Biface axes were like external canine teeth.
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Biface through the time