equivoque
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A similar equivoque upon the double meaning of "Deuk" in Scottish language supplied material for a poor woman's honest compliment to a benevolent Scottish nobleman.
From Reminiscences of Scottish Life and Character by Ramsay, Edward Bannerman
Foible, chagrin, grimace, embarrasse, double entendre, equivoque, ecclaircissement, suittè, beveue, façon, penchant, coup d'etourdy, and ridicule.
From The works of John Dryden, now first collected in eighteen volumes. Volume 04 by Scott, Walter, Sir
Nor is the equivoque remedied by defining representation as a psychic product of secondary order in relation to sensation, which should occupy the first place.
From Aesthetic as Science of Expression and General Linguistic by Croce, Benedetto
The equivoque is in the use of the word 'dollar.'
From Memoir, Correspondence, And Miscellanies, From The Papers Of Thomas Jefferson, Volume 1 by Randolph, Thomas Jefferson
The equivoque arises precisely from the word "association."
From Aesthetic as Science of Expression and General Linguistic by Croce, Benedetto
