equivoque
noun
an equivocal term; an ambiguous expression.
equivoke
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a variation of
equivoque.
Example Sentences
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This equivoke checked Dr. Gowdy for an instant.
From Under the Skylights by Henry Blake Fuller
From this continual equivoke of ancient language, proceeds every mistake.
From The Ruins, or, Meditation on the Revolutions of Empires and the Law of Nature by C.-F. (Constantin-François) Volney
Marian, arrayed as a boy, and pretending to be her brother Walter, has been present at this combat, as a spectator, and a sparkling scene of equivoke, mischief, and sentiment ensues between Marian and Robin.
From Shadows of the Stage by William Winter
He felt the equivoke, looked awkward and reddish, but soon returned to the attack by saying that he thought Burns was as good as Shakspeare.
From The Best Letters of Charles Lamb by Charles Lamb
This was a poser; but Joe was ready with an equivoke.
From Two Years Before the Mast by Richard Henry Dana
