equivoque
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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 Thomas Hardy
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)
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 Thomas De Quincey
She abhorred the "equivoque" of her life, but could not overcome it.
From Luttrell Of Arran Complete by Charles James Lever
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 Samuel Taylor Coleridge
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