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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Flattery \Flat"ter*y\, n.; pl. {Flatteries}. [OE. flaterie, OF.
     flaterie, F. flaterie, fr. flater to flatter, F. flatter; of
     uncertain origin. See {Flatter}, v. t.]
     The act or practice of flattering; the act of pleasing by
     artful commendation or compliments; adulation; false,
     insincere, or excessive praise.


     [1913 Webster]
  
           Just praise is only a debt, but flattery is a present.
                                                    --Rambler.
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           Flattery corrupts both the receiver and the giver.
                                                    --Burke.
  
     Syn: Adulation; compliment; obsequiousness. See {Adulation}.
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