equivoque

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He can always quiet the voice of conscience by an equivoque.

From Auricular Confession and Popish Nunneries Volumes I. and II., Complete by Hogan, William

One of the instances of the evils arising from the equivoque between faith and intellectual satisfaction or insight.

From Coleridge's Literary Remains, Volume 4. by Coleridge, Samuel Taylor

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

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

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