Hypertext Webster Gateway: "blarney"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Blarney \Blar"ney\ (bl[aum]r"n[y^]), n. [Blarney, a village and
castle near Cork.]
Smooth, wheedling talk; flattery. [Colloq.]
{Blarney stone}, a stone in Blarney castle, Ireland, said to
make those who kiss it proficient in the use of blarney.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Blarney \Blar"ney\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Blarneyed} (-n[i^]d);
p. pr. & vb. n. {Blarneying}.]
To influence by blarney; to wheedle with smooth talk; to make
or accomplish by blarney. ``Blarneyed the landlord.''
--Irving.
Had blarneyed his way from Long Island. --S. G.
Goodrich.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
blarney
n : flattery designed to gain favor [syn: {coaxing}, {soft soap},
{sweet talk}]
v : influence or urge by gentle urging, caressing, or
flattering; "He palavered her into going along" [syn: {wheedle},
{cajole}, {palaver}, {coax}, {sweet-talk}, {inveigle}]
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