Both Uses of
allude
in
The Bourne Identity
- Apfel could go to prison for years for saying what he did, for even alluding to such an account, much less confirming it by name.†
Chpt 18alluding = making an indirect reference
- Scattered throughout were hints, vaguely worded allusions, and a few very direct chronological and geographical references.†
Chpt 19 *allusions = indirect references
Definition:
to make an indirect reference
The expression, no allusion can mean "not even an indirect reference"; i.e., neither a direct nor an indirect reference to something.