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  1. 1. n. A contrivance somewhat resembling a bird, and often baited with raw meat; -- used by falconers in recalling hawks. Source: opted
  2. 2. n. Any enticement; that which invites by the prospect of advantage or pleasure; a decoy. Source: opted
  3. 3. n. A velvet smoothing brush. Source: opted
  4. 4. n. To draw to the lure; hence, to allure or invite by means of anything that promises pleasure or advantage; to entice; to attract. Source: opted
  5. 5. v. i. To recall a hawk or other animal. Source: opted
  6. 6. n. qualities that attract by seeming to promise some kind of reward Source: wordnet
  7. 7. n. anything that serves as an enticement Source: wordnet
  8. 8. n. something used to lure fish or other animals into danger so they can be trapped or killed Source: wordnet
  9. 9. v. provoke someone to do something through (often false or exaggerated) promises or persuasion Source: wordnet
  10. 10. 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) A velvet smoothing brush. Knight. 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. To recall a hawk or other animal. Source: webster
  11. 11. A velvet smoothing brush. Knight. Source: adambom
  12. 12. n:40/v:60 n. qualities that attract by seeming to promise some kind of reward Source: ecdict

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