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wiles - definition and meaning
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noun wile .
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Then I heard a voice say to me, ‘O thou duck, beware of the son of Adam and be not imposed on by his words nor by that he may suggest to thee; for he aboundeth in wiles and guiles; so beware with all wariness of his perfidy, for again I say, he is crafty and right cunning even as singeth of him the poet,
The Book of The Thousand Nights And A Night 2006
Mr. Groom was young, and the temptress, if younger, was skilled in wiles .
A Little Bush Maid 1910
He recalled the wiles that had been employed to induce him to attend a function in a Jesuits 'chapel, in an obscure nook of London; the same agencies had been employed there; then, as now, the influence of Clare Arundel had been introduced to sway him when all others had failed.
Lothair Benjamin Disraeli 1842
We do not offer men any special protections against the "wiles " of women, so why do women need such protection?
Becker on Polygamy, Bryan Caplan | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty 2009
Is there no self-awareness on Roth's part about what a cliche of feminine 'wiles ' this is?
the misogyny post (updated) N A 2008
Amelia had been a bit vague about exactly what kind of wiles they would be practicing, but she had promised to remember her mother's words.
Gabriel's Lady Seymour, Ana 1996
Scriptures speak of the "wiles " or subtle methods of the devil (Eph. 6: 11, 12).
The Great Doctrines of the Bible William Evans 1910
Scriptures speak of the "wiles " or subtle methods of the devil (Eph. 6: 11, 12).
The Great Doctrines of the Bible William Evans 1910
Scriptures speak of the "wiles " or subtle methods of the devil (Eph. 6: 11, 12).
The Great Doctrines of the Bible William Evans 1910
And yet in this young woman was the most complete lack of any dependence upon 'wiles ' that platform ever saw.
The Convert 1907
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