Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Amphiboly \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.
Source : WordNet®
amphiboly
n : an ambiguous grammatical construction; e.g., `they are
flying planes' can mean either that someone is flying
planes or that something is flying planes [syn: {amphibology}]