lure

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  lure    lur  

Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
lure1 /l(j)ʊə/
verb tempt to do something or to go somewhere. noun
  • 1 a thing that lures a person or animal to do something.

    ■ the attractive qualities of a person or thing.

  • 2 a type of bait used in fishing or hunting.

    Falconry a bunch of feathers with a piece of meat attached to a long string, swung around the head to recall a hawk.

– origin ME: from OFr. luere, of Gmc origin.



Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
lure2 /lʊə/
noun variant spelling of lur.

Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
lur /lʊə/ (also lure)
noun a Scandinavian S-shaped bronze trumpet dating from the Bronze Age.
– origin from Dan. and Norw.
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