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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

DOUBLE-ENTENDRE

n.Double meaning of a word or expression.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

DOUBLE-ENTENDRE

Dou "ble-en *ten "dre, n. Etym: [F. double double + entendre to mean. This is a barbarous compound of French words. The true French equivalent is double entente. ]

 

Defn: A word or expression admitting of a double interpretation, one of which is often obscure or indelicate.