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ambs⋅ace

  [eymz-eys, amz-]
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–noun Archaic.
1. the lowest throw at dice, the double ace.
2. bad luck; misfortune.
3. the smallest amount or distance.
Also, amesace.

Origin:
1250–1300; ME ambes as < OF < L ambas both + as unit; see ace
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ambs·ace   (ām'zās')   
n.  

  1. Games Double aces.

  2. Bad luck; misfortune.

  3. The smallest amount possible or the most worthless thing.


[Middle English ambes as, from Old French : Latin ambās, feminine accusative pl. of ambō, both + as, unit.]
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