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Webster 1913 Edition
Lure
Lure
,Noun.
[OF.
loire
, loirre
, loerre
, F. leurre
lure, decoy; of German origin; cf. MHG. luoder
, G. luder
lure, carrion.] 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)
A velvet smoothing brush.
Knight.
Lure
,Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Lured
; p. pr. & vb. n.
Luring
.] 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.
Lure
,Verb.
I.
To recall a hawk or other animal.
Webster 1828 Edition
Lure
LURE
, n.1.
Something held out to call a hawk; hence,2.
Any enticement; that which invites by the prospect of advantage or pleasure; as the lures of beauty or of gain.LURE
,Verb.
I.
Standing by one that lured loud and shrill.
LURE
,Verb.
T.
Lured on by the pleasure of the bait.
And various science lures the learned eye.