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lure

lure is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 4 senses. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.

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  1. 1.Any enticement; that which invites by the prospect of advantage or pleasure; a decoy. Milton.
  2. 2.(Hat Making) A velvet smoothing brush. Knight.
  3. 3.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.
  4. 4.To recall a hawk or other animal.

Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).

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