biforis

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Latin > English (Lewis & Short)

bĭfŏris: e (bĭfŏrus, a, um, Vitr. 4, 6 fin.), adj. bis-foris.
I 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), App. 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.

Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)

bĭfŏris,¹⁶ e (bis, foris), qui a deux ouvertures : bifores valvæ Ov. M. 2, 4, portes à deux battants ; biforis cantus Virg. En. 9, 618, sons de la flûte [phrygienne] à deux branches.