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Wile   /waɪl/   Listen
noun
Wile  n.  A trick or stratagem practiced for insnaring or deception; a sly, insidious; artifice; a beguilement; an allurement. "Put on the whole armor of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil." "Not more almighty to resist our might, Than wise to frustrate all our plots and wiles."


verb
Wile  v. t.  
1.
To practice artifice upon; to deceive; to beguile; to allure. (R.)
2.
To draw or turn away, as by diversion; to while or while away; to cause to pass pleasantly.





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"Wile" Quotes from Famous Books



... a man of tender sensibility fast sinking into a physical wreck. A well-soiled book lies on the table, beside which he takes his seat; he turns its pages over and over carelessly, as if it were an indifferent amusement to wile away the time. "They cannot enslave affection, nor can they confine it within prison walls," he mutters. He has proof in the faithfulness of Daddy, his old slave. And as he contemplates, the words "she will be more than welcome to-night," ...
— Our World, or, The Slaveholders Daughter • F. Colburn Adams
... horses, He cam' na wi' men, Like the bauld English knights langsyne; But he thought that he could fleech Wi' his bonny Southron speech And wile awa' this ...
— Lady John Russell • Desmond MacCarthy and Agatha Russell
... miss the quip and wanton wile, And learn you can't endure the Towerless season, O William, I shall not be petty ...
— Something Else Again • Franklin P. Adams
... off all doze Peter an' John. Naw; one man bring me one wile cat to stoff. Ah! a so fine as I never see! Beautiful like da dev'l! Since two day' an' night' I can't make out if I want to fix dat wile cat stan'in' up ...
— Strong Hearts • George W. Cable
... adorned the venerable place; Truth from his lips prevailed with double sway, And fools, who came to scoff, remained to pray. The service past, around the pious man, With ready zeal, each honest rustic ran; E'en children followed, with endearing wile, And plucked his gown, to share the good man's smile: His ready smile a parent's warmth expressed, Their welfare pleased him, and their cares distressed; To them his heart, his love, his griefs were given, ...
— The Canadian Elocutionist • Anna Kelsey Howard


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