Dictionary entry

Amphiboly

Webster's Dictionary 1913

Am‐phib″o‐ly (�), n.; pl.Amphibolies (�). [L. amphibolia, Gr. �: cf. OE. amphibolie. See Amphibolous.] Ambiguous discourse; amphibology.

If it oracle contrary to our interest or humor, we will create an amphiboly, a double meaning where there is none.

Whitlock.