Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun Articles of outfit; appurtenances, especially ornamental trifles.
  • Practising or playing tricks; tricky; deceitful; artful.
  • noun In heraldry, a graphic representation of heraldic bearings or an entire achievement. See trick.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • adjective Given to tricks; tricky.
  • noun Dress; ornament.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • verb Present participle of trick.
  • noun dress; ornament

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Examples

  • Do you think the color of the fly line you use matters at all -- for better or worse -- as a factor in tricking and catching fish?

    Debate Topic: Do Fly Line Colors Matter? 2009

  • Here she goes again tricking poor people into thinking this gas tax is a GREAT idea .... if McCain proposed it first, we know something is wrong!

    Bill Clinton: High oil prices here to stay 2008

  • I say this is a big deal because top Democrats are finally willing to say publicly that they screwed up, they should have never voted for this fiasco, while at the same acknowledging that Bush hardly played an insignificant role in tricking the Congress and the American people into supporting this war.

    11/12/2005 2005

  • Where I grew up out in the 'burbs there wasn't much "tricking" - at least none of my friends were involved in tricks.

    Countdown to Halloween: October 30 - Devil's Night? 2006

  • In the 20-minute call taped Tuesday and released Wednesday, Mr. Walker, a Republican, floated the idea of tricking Senate Democratic holdouts into returning from Illinois to the capitol in Madison, Wis., by offering to talk.

    GOP Retreats on Indiana Labor Law Amy Merrick 2011

  • She began formulating a plan that would entail tricking the Klingon battle cruisers commander into believing that his fellow captains had launched a major attack against a Tholian fleet nearby and that he was being summoned to the fray.

    Reap the Whirlwind David Mack 2007

  • She began formulating a plan that would entail tricking the Klingon battle cruisers commander into believing that his fellow captains had launched a major attack against a Tholian fleet nearby and that he was being summoned to the fray.

    Reap the Whirlwind David Mack 2007

  • She began formulating a plan that would entail tricking the Klingon battle cruisers commander into believing that his fellow captains had launched a major attack against a Tholian fleet nearby and that he was being summoned to the fray.

    Reap the Whirlwind David Mack 2007

  • She began formulating a plan that would entail tricking the Klingon battle cruisers commander into believing that his fellow captains had launched a major attack against a Tholian fleet nearby and that he was being summoned to the fray.

    Reap the Whirlwind David Mack 2007

  • And I love the idea of tricking undergrads through name change.

    One Bright Star (1B*) Reignited 2006

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