Baits

//beɪts// noun, verb

noun, verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    plural of bait form-of, plural
Verb
  1. 1
    third-person singular simple present indicative of bait form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person

Example

More examples

"She, simple and unsuspecting, being totally unaware that all these gifts were but a lover's baits, accepted them willingly, and allowed it to be seen that she was greatly pleased with them; but her pleasure consisted less in possessing them than in being able to share them with Daphnis."

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