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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
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.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
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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