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Guile

Guile, n.

noun

(gĭl, 72), n. [O. Fr. guile, Pr. guila, guil, from A-S. wīle, Eng. wile, Icel. vīl; not from A-S. wiglian, to prophesy, gewiglian, to enchant, deceive, Icel. vigia, to confound.] Craft; cunning; artifice; duplicity; deceit;—usually in a bad sense.

Behold an Israelite indeed, in whom is no guile. John i. 47.

To wage by force or guile eternal war. Milton.

Guile, v. t.

verbtransitive

[O. Fr. guiler, guiller, Pr. guilar. See supra.] [Obs.]

  1. To disguise craftily; to conceal. Spenser.
  2. To deceive; to delude. Spenser.