The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Blandishment \Blan"dish*ment\, n. [Cf. OF. blandissement.]
   The act of blandishing; a word or act expressive of affection
   or kindness, and tending to win the heart; soft words and
   artful caresses; cajolery; allurement.
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         Cowering low with blandishment.          --Milton.
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         Attacked by royal smiles, by female blandishments.
                                                  --Macaulay.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

blandishment
    n 1: flattery intended to persuade [syn: blandishment,
         cajolery, palaver]
    2: the act of urging by means of teasing or flattery [syn:
       blandishment, wheedling]