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Guiles vs Gules - What's the difference?

guiles | gules |

As a verb guiles

is third-person singular of guile.

As a noun gules is

the blazoning term for red, e.g. on a coat of arms, typically represented in engraving by vertical parallel lines.

As an adjective gules is

in blazon, of the colour red.

guiles

English

Verb

(head)
  • (guile)

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    guile

    English

    Noun

  • (uncountable) Astuteness often marked by a certain sense of cunning or artful deception.
  • * {{quote-news
    • , year=2012 , date=April 24 , author=Phil Dawkes , title=Barcelona 2-2 Chelsea , work=BBC Sport citation , page= , passage=It was a result that owed a lot to a moment of guile from Ramires but more to a display of guts from the Brazilian and his team-mates after Terry's needless dismissal eight minutes before half-time for driving a knee into the back of Alexis Sanchez off the ball.}}
  • * {{quote-news
    • , year=2011 , date=November 11 , author=Rory Houston , title=Estonia 0-4 Republic of Ireland , work=RTE Sport citation , page= , passage=Estonia were struggling to get to grips with the game while Ireland were showing a composure and guile that demonstrated their experience in play-off ties.}}
  • Deceptiveness, deceit, fraud, duplicity, dishonesty.
  • * 'The Bible - King James Version: John 1:47
    • Jesus saw Nathanael coming to him, and saith of him, Behold an Israelite indeed, in whom is no guile !

    Verb

    (guil)
  • to deceive, to beguile

    • Derived terms

    * beguile * guileful * guileless

    Related terms

    * wile

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    gules

    English

    (wikipedia gules)

    Alternative forms

    * gu.' or ' g. in heraldic contexts.

    Noun

  • (tincture) The blazoning term for red, e.g. on a coat of arms, typically represented in engraving by vertical parallel lines.

    • Adjective

    (head)
  • (tincture) In blazon, of the colour red.
  • :* The symbol of the Red Cross is a cross gules .
  • * 1602 : , ii 2
    • Now is he total gules , horridly tricked

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