slye

Upon three young wenches round and slye, The fellowes cast a wanton eye.

Making Light: Open thread 137 2010

Til that the god Mercurius hous, the slye — (Unfinished.)

The Canterbury Tales 2006

In which respect, my will is (seeing Lacisca hath given us so good an occasion) that our discoursing to morow, may onely concerne such slye cunning and deceits, as women have heeretofore used, for satisfying their owne appetites, and beguiling their Husbands, without their knowledge, or suspition, and cleanly escaping with them, or no.

The Decameron 2004

What laws are used among this helish crew, what words and termes they give themselves and their copesmates, are at large set downe in the former two Bookes: let it suffise yee then in this, to read the simple true discourses of such as have by extraordinary cunning and treachery beene deceived, and remembering their subtle meanes there, and slye practises here, be prepared against the reaches of any such companions.

The Third and Last Part of Conny-Catching. (1592) With the new deuised knauish arte of Foole-taking R. G.

Chaucer calls the wings of Daedalus "his playes slye," i.e. his ingenious contrivances.

The Romance of Names Ernest Weekley 1909

Dymphna Fairchild: Hello Lisa C I have just finished reading your excellent piece on protesting ... noeleen slye, ne, byrne.

Irish Blogs 2010

888: With that same purpose-changer, that slye diuel,

King John (1623 First Folio Edition) 1623

619: There will be woe indeed Lords, the slye whorsons

Henry VIII (1623 First Folio Edition) 1623

1900: Thy slye conueyance, and thy Lords false loue,

Henry VI, Part Three (1623 First Folio Edition) 1623