LURING

Verb

luring

present participle of lure

Noun

luring (plural lurings)

allurement

Anagrams

• Ulring, ruling

Source: Wiktionary


LURE

Lure, n. Etym: [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)

Definition: A velvet smoothing brush. Knight.

Lure, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Lured; p. pr. & vb. n. Luring.] Etym: [OF. loirer, loirier, F. leurrer. See Lure, n.]

Definition: 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, v. i.

Definition: To recall a hawk or other animal.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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