a false report; rumor

holding one's attention completely as though by magic; fascinating

physical beauty; comeliness

serving as a protector, guardian, or patron

causing insidious harm or ruin; ruinous; injurious; hurtful

to enable or allow the continuation of into the future; keep alive (used most often in reference to something considered harmful or false)

having a background sprinkled with representations of flowers, as certain tapestries or pieces of glasswork

childishly foolish, immature, or trivial