equivoque
Example Sentences
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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
This is to be regretted—for it is a mischievous equivoque, to make 'good' a synonyme of 'pleasant,' or even the genus of which pleasure is a species.
From Coleridge's Literary Remains, Volume 4. by Coleridge, Samuel Taylor
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
It was not the first equivoque I had experienced; and this should have rendered me less confident of the evidence of my senses.
From The Guerilla Chief And other Tales by Reid, Mayne
Certain it was that Knight's disappointment at finding himself second or third in the field, at Elfride's momentary equivoque, and at her reluctance to be candid, brought him to the verge of cynicism.
From A Pair of Blue Eyes by Hardy, Thomas
