Figure of speech in which an adjective or verb is applied to two nouns in different senses, as in '[they] covered themselves with dust and glory' (Mark Twain, The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (1876)
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- 'She cut her hair and her ties to the past' is an example of this figure of speech
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- Figure of speech in which a word governs two or more nouns when appropriate to only one
- Figure of speech in which a word applies to two others in different senses
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