ambsace

or ames·ace

[ eymz-eys, amz- ]

noun

, Archaic.

1. the lowest throw at dice, the double ace.
2. bad luck; misfortune.
3. the smallest amount or distance.

ambsace

/ ˈeɪmzˌeɪs; ˈæmz- /

noun

1. double ace, the lowest throw at dice
2. bad luck

Word History and Origins

Origin of ambsace¹

First recorded in 1250–1300; Middle English ambes as, from Old French, from Latin ambas “both” + as “unit (of money, weight, etc)”; ace

Word History and Origins

Origin of ambsace¹

C13: from Old French ambes as, both aces; as from Latin: unit

Example Sentences

Aeschylus, it seems to me, is willing, just as Shakespeare is, to risk the prosperity of a verse upon a lucky throw of words, which may come up the sices of hardy metaphor or the ambsace of conceit.

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