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Lure
Open directlyWebster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828 1 of 3
Part of speech: noun (n.)
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. A velvet smoothing brush. Knight.
Webster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828 2 of 3
Part of speech: verb (v.)
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.
Webster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828 3 of 3
Part of speech: verb (v.)
To recall a hawk or other animal.