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Ames-ace. World English Historical Dictionary Dictionary Biographies Literary Criticism Welcome Terms of Service ⧏ Previous Next ⧐ Bibliographic Record Farmer’s Slang & Its Analogues. 1890–1909, rev. 2022. Ames-ace or ambs-ace, ambes-ace, etc., subs. phr. (old colloquial).—1.  Orig. and lit. the throw of two aces; the lowest cast at dice. Hence (2) misfortune; bad luck; nothing. WITHIN AMES-ACE = nearly, very near (GROSE): an emphasised form of ACE, which see for other quots.

1   1297.  Robert of Gloucester’s Chronicle, 51. Ac he caste þer of AMBES, AS.

2   [?].  MS. Laud, 108, f. 107.        Ake i-hered beo swete Jhesu Crist, Huy casten AUMBES-AS.

3   [?].  Harrowing of Hell, 21 [MS. Digby, 36, f. 119].        Stille be thou, Sathanas, The ys fallen AMBES AAS.

4   1383.  CHAUCER, The Canterbury Tales, ‘Man of Lawes Tale,’ 25.        O noble, O prudent folk, as in this cas, Your bagges ben not filled with AMBES AS, But with sis cink, that renneth for your chance.

5   c. 1430.  LYDGATE, Minor Poems (1840), 166.        Whos chaunce gothe neyther on synk nor sice, But withe AMBES ACE encresithe his dispence.

6   d. 1529.  SKELTON, Works, ii. 438.        This were a hevy case, A chaunce of AMBESASE, To se youe broughte so base, To playe without a place.

7   1598.  SHAKESPEARE, All’s Well that Ends Well, ii. 3. I had rather be in this choice, than throw AMES-ACE for my life.

8   1647.  CARTWRIGHT, The Ordinary [DODSLEY, Old Plays (REED), 238].                  May I At my last stake (when there is nothing else To lose the game) throw AMES-ACE thrice together!

9   1709.  WARD, Terræ Filius, II. 13. ’Tis a meer Scandal for a Man of your Wealth and Reputation, WITHIN AMES ACE of a Scarlet Gown, to shew yourself concern’d at such a Trifle.

10   1721.  CENTLIVRE, The Gamester, i. 1. My evil genius flings AM’S ACE before me.

11   1731.  FIELDING, The Lottery, I, 249. If I can but nick this time, AME’S-ACE, I defy thee.

12   1870.  J. R. LOWELL, Among My Books, I. 192. A lucky throw of words, which may come up the sices of hardy metaphor or the AMBSACE of conceit.

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