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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
.]
[OF.
loirer
,
loirier
, F.
leurrer
. See
Lure
,
Noun.
]
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.
To call hawks.
Standing by one that lured loud and shrill.

LURE

,
Verb.
T.
To entice; to attract; to invite by any thing that promises pleasure or advantage.
Lured on by the pleasure of the bait.
And various science lures the learned eye.

Definition 2024

Lure

Lure

See also: lure and lurĕ

French

Proper noun

Lure

  1. A small town in the Haute-Saône department of Franche-Comté

Derived terms

lure

lure

See also: Lure and lurĕ

English

Some fishing lures

Noun

lure ‎(plural lures)

  1. Something that tempts or attracts, especially one with a promise of reward or pleasure.
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  2. (fishing) An artificial bait attached to a fishing line to attract fish.
  3. A bunch of feathers attached to a line, used in falconry to recall the hawk.
  4. A velvet smoothing brush.
    (Can we find and add a quotation of Knight to this entry?)

Translations

Verb

lure ‎(third-person singular simple present lures, present participle luring, simple past and past participle lured)

  1. To attract by temptation etc.; to entice.
  2. To recall a hawk with a lure.

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Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology 1

Adjective

lure

  1. definite singular of lur
  2. plural form of lur

Etymology 2

From Middle Low German luren

Verb

lure ‎(imperative lur, present tense lurer, passive lures, simple past lurte, past participle lurt, present participle lurende)

  1. to deceive, trick
  2. to lurk
  3. to wonder (på / about)

References

Old French

Etymology

Frankish

Noun

lure f ‎(oblique plural lures, nominative singular lure, nominative plural lures)

  1. lure (bunch of feathers attached to a line, used in falconry to recall the hawk)

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