Defn: Mild, flattering speech.
BLANDILOQUOUS; BLANDILOQUIOUS
Blan*dil"o*quous, Blan*di*lo"qui*ous, a.
Defn: Fair-spoken; flattering.
BLANDISE
Blan"dise, v. i. Etym: [Same word as Blandish.]
Defn: To blandish any one. [Obs.] Chaucer.
BLANDISH
Blan"dish, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Blandished; p. pr. & vb. n.
Blandishing.] Etym: [OE. blaundisen, F. blandir, fr. L. blandiri, fr.
blandus mild, flattering.]
1. To flatter with kind words or affectionate actions; to caress; to cajole.
2. To make agreeable and enticing. Mustering all her wiles, With blandished parleys. Milton.
BLANDISHER
Blan"dish*er, n.
Defn: One who uses blandishments.