equivoque

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The italics indicate the obvious equivoque, and indicate it imperfectly. 

From A Life of William Shakespeare with portraits and facsimiles by Lee, Sidney, Sir

Over this equivoque Dobbin shook a baffled head; and Lucinda laughed, glanced carelessly toward the stage to make sure that the act still was young, and offered to rise.

From Linda Lee, Incorporated A Novel by Vance, Louis Joseph

The equivoque arises precisely from the word "association."

From Aesthetic as Science of Expression and General Linguistic by Croce, Benedetto

The meaning now is, 'I will end my task faithfully, with an equivoque on 'I will end La Busse, or the play containing him as a character, faithfully.'

From A Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 3 by Bullen, A. H. (Arthur Henry)

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