“Coffee, the favorite drink of the civilized world.” – Thomas Jefferson, third president of the United States
GUILING
Verb
guiling
present participle of guile
Source: Wiktionary
GUILE
Guile, n. Etym: [OE. guile, gile, OF. guile; of German origin, and the same word as E. wile. See Wile.]
Definition: Craft; deceitful cunning; artifice; duplicity; wile; deceit; treachery. Behold an Israelite indeed, in whom is no guile. John i. 47. To wage by force or guile eternal war. Milton.
Guile, v. t. Etym: [OF. guiler. See Guile, n.]
Definition: To disguise or conceal; to deceive or delude. [Obs.] Spenser.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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(noun) a severe dermatitis of herbivorous domestic animals attributable to photosensitivity from eating Saint John’s wort
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