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blandishment

Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Blandishment \Blan"dish*ment\, n. [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.

Source : WordNet®

blandishment
     n 1: flattery intended to persuade [syn: {cajolery}, {palaver}]
     2: the act of urging by means of teasing or flattery [syn: {wheedling}]
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