Pronunciation : Lure
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [OF. loire, loirre, loerre, F. leurre lure, decoy; of German origin; cf. MHG. luoder, G. luder lure, carrion.]
Definition : 1. A contrivance somewhat resembling a bird, and often baited with raw meat; -- used by falconers in recalling hawks. Shak.
2. Any enticement; that which invites by the prospect of advantage or pleasure; a decoy. Milton.
3. (Hat Making)
Defn: A velvet smoothing brush. Knight.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
Pronunciation : Lure
Part of Speech : v.
Etymology : [OF. loirer, loirier, F. leurrer. See Lure, n.]
Definition : Defn: To draw to the lure; hence, to allure or invite by means of anything that promises pleasure or advantage; to entice; to attract. I am not lured with love. Piers Plowman. And various science lures the learned eye. Gay.
t. [imp. & p. p. Lured; p. pr. & vb. n. Luring.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
Pronunciation : Lure
Part of Speech : v.
Definition : Defn: To recall a hawk or other animal.
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Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913