Hypertext Webster Gateway: "lure"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Lure \Lure\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Lured}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Luring}.] [OF. loirer, loirier, F. leurrer. See {Lure}, n.]
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.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Lure \Lure\, v. i.
To recall a hawk or other animal.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Lure \Lure\, n. [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.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
lure
n 1: qualities that attract by seeming to promise some kind of
reward [syn: {enticement}, {come-on}]
2: anything that serves as an enticement [syn: {bait}, {come-on},
{hook}, {sweetener}]
3: something used to lure victims into danger [syn: {bait}, {decoy}]
v : provoke someone to do something through promises or
persuasion [syn: {entice}, {tempt}]
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