all Pretences, or Pleas of Conscience, to the contrary, are nothing but Cant and Cheat, Flam and Delusion.
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Flam
//flæm//
Synonyms for "flam" (139 found)
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4 translations across 2 languages.
Bulgarian
3 entries- измама noun (an illusory pretext; deception; delusion)
- измислица noun (an illusory pretext; deception; delusion)
- измамвам verb (To deceive with a falsehood.)
French
1 entries- fla noun (Translations)
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a perpetual abuse and flam upon posterity
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God is not to be flammed off with Lyes.
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We will commence to flam the notes now, as most of them are flammed when you play a March.
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