Lure

Definition of Lure

n.1.A contrivance somewhat resembling a bird, and often baited with raw meat; - used by falconers in recalling hawks.
2.Any enticement; that which invites by the prospect of advantage or pleasure; a decoy.
3.(Hat Making) A velvet smoothing brush.
v. t.1.To draw to the lure; hence, to allure or invite by means of anything that promises pleasure or advantage; to entice; to attract.
[imp. & p. p. Lured ; p. pr. & vb. n. Luring.]
I am not lured with love.
- Piers Plowman.
And various science lures the learned eye.
- Gay.
v. i.1.To recall a hawk or other animal.

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