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Definition of Deviltries
1. deviltry [n] - See also: deviltry
Lexicographical Neighbors of Deviltries
Literary usage of Deviltries
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Painters' Encyclopaedia: Containing Definitions of All Important Words by Franklin B. Gardner (1887)
"deviltries.—A term used by coach-painters to indicate the detestable action of
paint and varnish at various times. The subject is indeed an extensive one, ..."
2. The World of Graft by Josiah Flynt (1901)
"... went up to the Tenderloin and paid to see all kinds of deviltries. ... in the
world are the deviltries up there for? That's what the citizens ask, ..."
3. New Zealand: Her Commerce and Resources by Gildroy W. Griffin (1884)
"Among the various species of these " deviltries" are
the "cracking," "blotching," "crawling," "sweating," "blistering," "
specky," "peeling," &c. ..."
4. The Church of To-day: A Plea by Joseph Henry Crooker (1908)
"Somebody higher up is largely responsible for these deviltries — the greed of a
landlord, merchant, or manufacturer, who must have more money! ..."
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