‖n. pl. [ L. (usually in pl.); pref. ambi-, amb- + agere to drive: cf. F. ambage. ] A circuit; a winding. Hence: Circuitous way or proceeding; quibble; circumlocution; indirect mode of speech. [ 1913 Webster ]
After many ambages, perspicuously define what this melancholy is. Burton. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Ambagious. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ L. ambagiosus. ] Circumlocutory; circuitous. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Ambagious. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Of or pertaining to an ambassador. H. Walpole. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. The state, office, or functions of an ambassador. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. A female ambassador; also, the wife of an ambassador. Prescott. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. Same as Embassage. [ Obs. or R. ] Luke xiv. 32. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. See Embassy, the usual spelling. Helps. [ 1913 Webster ]