equivoque

Example Sentences

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There is an equivoque between trump and triumph.

From Folk-lore of Shakespeare by Thiselton-Dyer, Thomas Firminger

Lockhart calls them “a style of equivoque which could never seriously be misunderstood.”

From The Condition of Catholics Under James I. by Gerard, John

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

My dear mother's countenance fell, and I could hardly pursue my wicked equivoque any further.

From Satanstoe by Cooper, James Fenimore

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)