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Gule vs Guile - What's the difference?

gule | guile |

As nouns the difference between gule and guile

is that gule is (obsolete) the throat; the gullet while guile is (uncountable) astuteness often marked by a certain sense of cunning or artful deception.

As a verb guile is

to deceive, to beguile.

gule

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (obsolete) The throat; the gullet.
  • Throats so wide and gules so gluttonous. — Gauden.
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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

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