DELILAH

enchantress, temptress, siren, Delilah, femme fatale

(noun) a woman who is considered to be dangerously seductive

Delilah

(noun) (Old Testament) the Philistine mistress of Samson who betrayed him by cutting off his hair and so deprived him of his strength

Source: WordNet® 3.1


De*li"lah, n.

Definition: The mistress of Samson, who betrayed him (Judges xvi.); hence, a harlot; a temptress. Other Delilahs on a smaller scale Burns met with during his Dumfries sojourn. J. C. Shairp.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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POLYGENIC

(adjective) of or relating to an inheritable character that is controlled by several genes at once; of or related to or determined by polygenes


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According to Guinness World Records, the largest collection of coffee pots belongs to Robert Dahl (Germany) and consists of 27,390 coffee pots as of 2 November 2012, in Rövershagen, Germany.

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