Brewer, E. Cobham. Dictionary of Phrase & Fable. Double Entendre (English-French for Un mot à double entente, or à deux ententes).

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Double-edged Sword.

Double First (A).

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E. Cobham Brewer 1810–1897. Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 1898.


*Double Entendre (English-French for Un mot à double entente,* or à deux ententes).**

Words which secretly express a rude or coarse covert meaning, generally of a licentious character. “Entendre” is the infinitive mood of a very, and is never used as a noun.	1

Double-edged Sword.

Double First (A).

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