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Noun: Delilah  di'lI-lu
  1. (Old Testament) the Philistine mistress of Samson who betrayed him by cutting off his hair and so deprived him of his strength
     
  2. A woman who is considered to be dangerously seductive
    "The femme fatale played the role of a Delilah in the noir film";
    - enchantress, temptress, siren, femme fatale

Derived forms: Delilahs

Type of: adult female, bit on the side [Brit, informal], kept woman [informal], mistress, woman

Encyclopedia: Delilah