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Webster 1913 Edition
Blandishment
Blan′dish-ment
,Noun.
[Cf. OF.
blandissement
.] The act of blandishing; a word or act expressive of affection or kindness, and tending to win the heart; soft words and artful caresses; cajolery; allurement.
Cowering low with
blandishment
. Milton.
Attacked by royal smiles, by female
blandishments
. Macaulay.
Webster 1828 Edition
Blandishment
BLAND'ISHMENT
,Noun.
Definition 2024
blandishment
blandishment
English
Noun
blandishment (plural blandishments)
- Flattering speech or actions designed to persuade or influence.
- 1835, William Gilmore Simms, The Partisan, Harper, Chapter V, page 66:
- She looked up as she heard his footsteps, and the gracious smile which her lips put on, was an invitation to make himself happy in a seat beside her. But he resisted the blandishment, and lifting his hat as he passed, with a smile in return, he soon disappeared from her presence, and joined the two who awaited him.
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- See also Wikisaurus:flattery