wile

A stratagem or trick intended to deceive or ensnare.

A disarming or seductive manner, device, or procedure.

To influence or lead by means of wiles; entice.

To pass (time) agreeably.

To deceive; beguile; impose on.

To lure; entice; inveigle; coax; cajole.

To shorten or cause to pass easily or pleasantly, as by some diverting wile: in this sense probably confused with while.

Same as wild, Weald (?).

A trick or stratagem; anything practised for insnaring or deception; a sly, insidious artifice.

Synonyms Manœuver, Stratagem, etc. See artifice.