equivoque

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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

A tide is always said to run,—but I thought of the tide without attending to the equivoque, which must be altered.

From Memoirs of the Life of Sir Walter Scott, Volume V (of 10) by Lockhart, J. G. (John Gibson)

The old ruffian grinned, and appeared to comprehend and to enjoy the equivoque.

From Walladmor: And Now Freely Translated from the German into English. In Two Volumes. Vol. I. by De Quincey, Thomas

Angioletto took the equivoque with dignity, "I have perfect confidence in my wife, my lord Duke."

From Little Novels of Italy by Hewlett, Maurice Henry

It almost always turns upon false relations and equivoque, whence jokers by profession usually possess minds as incorrect as they are superficial.

From A Philosophical Dictionary, Volume 10 (of 10) From "The Works of Voltaire - A Contemporary Version" by Fran?ois-Marie Arouet (AKA Voltaire)