wile
wile is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 3 senses. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.
Definitions
- 1.Not more almighty to resist our might, Than wise to frustrate all our plots and wiles. Milton.
- 2.To practice artifice upon; to deceive; to beguile; to allure. [R.] Spenser.
- 3.To draw or turn away, as by diversion; to while or while away; to cause to pass pleasantly. Tennyson.
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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- What is not more almighty to resist our might, Than wise to frustrate all our plots and wiles. Milton called?
- What is to practice artifice upon; to deceive; to beguile; to allure. [R.] Spenser called?
- What is to draw or turn away, as by diversion; to while or while away; to cause to pass pleasantly. Tennyson called?
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- Definitions: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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