Middle English Dictionary Entry
ambāǧes n.
Entry Info
| Forms | ambāǧes n. |
| Etymology | OF, taken from L. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
Intentional ambiguity.
Associated quotations
- a1425(c1385) Chaucer TC (Benson-Robinson)5.897 : If Calkas lede us with ambages..Swiche as men clepen a word with two visages.