IMPOSTURES

Noun

impostures

plural of imposture

Source: Wiktionary


IMPOSTURE

Im*pos"ture, n. Etym: [L. impostura: cf. F. imposture. See Impone.]

Definition: The act or conduct of an impostor; deception practiced under a false or assumed character; fraud or imposition; cheating. From new legends And fill the world with follies and impostures. Johnson.

Syn.

– Cheat; fraud; trick; imposition; delusion.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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