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v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Blandished p. pr. & vb. n. Blandishing. ] [ OE. blaundisen, F. blandir, fr. L. blandiri, fr. blandus mild, flattering. ] 1. To flatter with kind words or affectionate actions; to caress; to cajole. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To make agreeable and enticing. [ 1913 Webster ]

Mustering all her wiles,
With blandished parleys. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One who uses blandishments. [ 1913 Webster ]

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. [ 1913 Webster ]

Cowering low with blandishment. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

Attacked by royal smiles, by female blandishments. Macaulay. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. pl. The Jesuit editors of the “Acta Sanctorum”, or Lives of the Saints; -- named from John Bolland, who began the work. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Brandished p. pr. & vb. n. Brandishing. ] [ OE. braundisen, F. brandir, fr. brand a sword, fr. OHG. brant brand. See Brand, n. ] 1. To move or wave, as a weapon; to raise and move in various directions; to shake or flourish. [ 1913 Webster ]

The quivering lance which he brandished bright. Drake. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To play with; to flourish; as, to brandish syllogisms. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A flourish, as with a weapon, whip, etc. “Brandishes of the fan.” Tailer. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One who brandishes. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Like a brigand or freebooter; robberlike. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Brigandage. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Traffic in contraband goods; smuggling. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One who traffics illegally; a smuggler. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Gluttony. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Relating to Holland; Dutch. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Inland. [ Obs. ] T. Reeve(1657) [ 1913 Webster ]

prop. a. Of or pertaining to Jutland, or to the people of Jutland. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Of or pertaining to Lapland. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Such as can be used or transferred as merchandise. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F. marchandise, OF. marcheandise. ] 1. The objects of commerce; whatever is usually bought or sold in trade, or market, or by merchants; wares; goods; commodities. Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. The act or business of trading; trade; traffic. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. [ imp. & p. p. Merchandised p. pr. & vb. n. Merchandising ] To trade; to carry on commerce. Bacon. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. To make merchandise of; to buy and sell. “Love is merchandised.” Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A trader. Bunyan. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Commerce) The activities associated with selling products, such as identification of the market{ 7 }, advertising at the right time in the right media{ 7 }, and creating attractive packaging and displays; also, the study of the best methods to accomplish such goals. [ PJC ]

a. [ AS. ūtlendisc foreign. See Out, Land, and -ish. ] 1. Foreign; not native. [ archaic ] [ 1913 Webster ]

Him did outlandish women cause to sin. Neh. xiii. 26. [ 1913 Webster ]

Its barley water and its outlandish wines. G. W. Cable. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Hence: Deviating conspicuously from common practice; strange; freakish; bizarre; rude; barbarous; uncouth; clownish; as, an outlandish dress, behavior, or speech; -- usually used in a negative sense. [ 1913 Webster +PJC ]

Something outlandish, unearthy, or at variance with ordinary fashion. Hawthorne. [ 1913 Webster ]

--Out*land"ish*ly, adv. [1913 Webster]

n. The quality of being strikingly out of the ordinary; the quality of being outlandish{ 2 }.
Syn. -- bizarreness, weirdness. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. [ Cf. F. propagandisme. ] The art or practice of propagating tenets or principles; zeal in propagating one's opinions. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Cf. F. propagandiste. ] A person who devotes himself to the spread of any system of principles. “Political propagandists.” Walsh. [ 1913 Webster ]

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a. Approaching the nature of sand; loose; not compact. [ Obs. ] Evelyn. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Stand + dish. ] A stand, or case, for pen and ink. [ 1913 Webster ]

I bequeath to Dean Swift, Esq., my large silver standish. Swift. [ 1913 Webster ]