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‖ ruse de guerre|ryz də gɛr|
Pl. ruses de guerre.
[Fr., lit. ‘ruse of war’: see ruse n.]
A course of action intended to deceive an enemy in war; a stratagem. So, in extended uses, a justifiable trick.
1807Naval Anecdotes vii. 185 We consider the whole of this singular passage as a kind of ruse de guerre to divert the public censure from Lord St. Vincent's Admiralty in regard to the supply of stores. 1814M. Edgeworth Patronage III. xxxii. 302, I..thought even your praises of Rosamond's disposition..might only be ruse de guerre, or ruse d'amour. 1888Academy 10 Nov. 300/2 Stubborn party duels, ruses de guerre, and all the heiving and hacking of the parliamentary fray. 1915F. Piggott Neutral Merchant i. 11 By a ruse de guerre, or stratagem of war, I understand the adoption of some means of deceiving the enemy in war, some device out of the ordinary course of fighting. 1919G. B. Shaw Peace Conference Hints vii. 99 These deceptions are necessary as ruses de guerre. 1922J. Buchan Huntingtower v. 84 ‘It was an abominable lie.’.. ‘Not at all. It was a necessary and proper ruse de guerre.’ 1938C. S. Forester Flying Colours i. 8 That had been a legitimate ruse de guerre for which historical precedents..could be quoted. 1962Times 24 Apr. 12/6 It [sc. martial music] was no longer used as a ruse de guerre. |
