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lure
English
Etymology 1
From Anglo-Norman lure, from Old French loirre (Modern French leurre), from Frankish *l?þr, from Proto-Germanic *l?þr-. Compare English allure, from Old French.
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /l(j)??/, /l??(?)/, /l??/
- (US) IPA(key): /l???/, /l??/, /l?/
- Homophone: lore (some accents)
- Rhymes: -??(r)
- Rhymes: -??(?)
Noun
lure (plural lures)
- (also figuratively) Something that tempts or attracts, especially one with a promise of reward or pleasure.
- (fishing) An artificial bait attached to a fishing line to attract fish.
- (falconry) A bunch of feathers attached to a line, used in falconry to recall the hawk.
- A velvet smoothing brush.
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Knight to this entry?)
Translations
Verb
lure (third-person singular simple present lures, present participle luring, simple past and past participle lured)
- To attract by temptation etc.
- Synonym: entice
- (falconry) To recall a hawk with a lure.
Related terms
- allure
Translations
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Icelandic lúðr
Noun
lure (plural lures)
- A trumpet with long curved tube, used for calling cattle, etc.
Anagrams
- ReLU, Ruel, Rule, rule
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology 1
Adjective
lure
- definite singular of lur
- plural of lur
Etymology 2
From Middle Low German luren
Verb
lure (imperative lur, present tense lurer, passive lures, simple past lurte, past participle lurt, present participle lurende)
- to deceive, trick
- to lurk
- to wonder (på / about)
References
- “lure” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology 1
Adjective
lure
- definite of lur
- plural of lur
Etymology 2
Verb
lure (present tense lurar or lurer, past tense lura or lurte, past participle lura or lurt, present participle lurande, imperative lur)
- Alternative form of lura
Old French
Etymology
From Frankish
Noun
lure f (oblique plural lures, nominative singular lure, nominative plural lures)
- lure (bunch of feathers attached to a line, used in falconry to recall the hawk)
Descendants
- English: lure
References
- lure on the Anglo-Norman On-Line Hub
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inducement
English
Etymology
induce +? -ment
Noun
inducement (countable and uncountable, plural inducements)
- An incentive that helps bring about a desired state. In some contexts, this can imply bribery.
- Citation of Richard Stallman ...it won't run on a free platform and (...) your program is actually an inducement for people to install non-free software.
- (law) An introductory statement of facts or background information.
- (shipping) The act of placing a port on a vessel's itinerary because the volume of cargo offered at that port justifies the cost of routing the vessel.
Translations
References
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