n. Imposture; cheating. [ R. ] Jer. Taylor. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ L. impostura: cf. F. imposture. See Impone. ] The act or conduct of an impostor; deception practiced under a false or assumed character; fraud or imposition; cheating. [ 1913 Webster ]
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And fill the world with follies and impostures. Johnson.
a. Done by imposture. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Impostrous; deceitful. [ 1913 Webster ]
Strictness fales and impostrous. Beau. & Fl. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. Imposture. [ Obs. ] Fuller.
n. Imposture practiced on one's self; self-deceit. South. [ 1913 Webster ]