单词 | double-meaner |
释义 | > as lemmasdouble-meaner double-meaner n. one who deals in double meanings. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > intelligibility > equivocal quality, ambiguity > [noun] > exploiter of mealmouth1546 Tom Double1704 double-meaner1712 mealy-mouth1861 amphibian1902 1712 R. Steele Spectator No. 504. ⁋2 These are ever harping upon things they ought not to allude to, and deal mightily in double meanings..for your double-meaners are dispersed..thro' all parts of town or city. 1841 T. Hood Miss Kilmansegg iv, in New Monthly Mag. 61 263 A double meaning shows double sense. < as lemmas |
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