lure en · NOUN · etymology 1
Pronunciation
- /lʊə/ without the pour–poor merger
- /ləː/ (British, Southern, Standard)
- /ljɔː/ pour–poor merger
- /lɔː/ pour–poor merger
- [lʉːɾ] (Scotland)
- /lɝ/ cure–fir merger
- /loɹ/ pour–poor merger
- [lʊɚ] ~ [lʊɹ̩] without the pour–poor merger
- /ˈlʉɾ/ (Scotland)
- /ljʊə/ without the pour–poor merger
- /lʉː.ə/ (Australia, New-Zealand)
- /lɜː/ (Norfolk)
- /loː/ (British, Southern, Standard)
- /lɵː/ (British, Southern, Standard)
- (US) audio
- /lʊɚ/ without the pour–poor merger
Etymology
From Anglo-Norman lure, from Old French loirre (Modern French leurre), from Frankish *lōþr, from Proto-Germanic *lōþr-, perhaps ultimately related to *laþō (“invitation, calling”), or from Proto-Indo-European *leh₂- (“to hide”). Compare English allure, also from Old French. Probably related to German Luder (“bait”).
Meanings
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(also, figuratively) Something that tempts or attracts, especially one with a promise of reward or pleasure.
How many have with a smile made small account Of Beauty and her lures
1671, John Milton, “The First Book”, in Paradise Regain’d. A Poem. In IV Books. To which is Added, Samson Agonistes, London: […] J[ohn] M[acock] for John Starkey […], →OCLC, page 2:
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An artificial bait attached to a fishing line to attract fish.
the inch-at-a-time flutter of a surface lure
July 1976, Frank Sargent, “High-Speed Bass”, in Field & Stream, page 111:
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A bunch of feathers attached to a line, used in falconry to recall the hawk.
My Faulcon now is ſharpe and paſſing emptie, / And til ſhe ſtoope ſhe muſt not be full gorg'd, / For then ſhe never lookes upon her lure.
c. 1590–1592 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Taming of the Shrew”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act IV, scene i], page 222:
- A velvet smoothing brush.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| lures | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
illure · luresome · gyplure · Lurex · spoon lure
Translations (73)
ca esca (tempting or attractive object) · la illecebra (tempting or attractive object) · sv bete (artificial fishing bait) · es curricán (tempting or attractive object) · es aliciente (tempting or attractive object) · fi uistin (artificial fishing bait) · pl ponęta (tempting or attractive object) · de Lockung (tempting or attractive object) · fur lescje (artificial fishing bait) · kix tāi (tempting or attractive object) · fr attrait (tempting or attractive object) · gl isca (tempting or attractive object) · ca esquer (artificial fishing bait) · mi poa (artificial fishing bait) · de Anlockungsmittel (tempting or attractive object) · pl mamidło (tempting or attractive object) · it esca (tempting or attractive object) · fi houkutin (tempting or attractive object) · gl cebo (tempting or attractive object) · sv agn (artificial fishing bait) · pl błyszczyk (artificial fishing bait) · pl wabik (artificial fishing bait) · cy llith (artificial fishing bait) · pdt Wrigjla (artificial fishing bait) · tr câzibe (tempting or attractive object) · fr leurre (artificial fishing bait) · da lokkemiddel (tempting or attractive object) · yi מאַניעניש (artificial fishing bait) · mi poapoa (artificial fishing bait) · cs lákadlo (tempting or attractive object) · tr çığırtkan (tempting or attractive object) · pl błyszcz (artificial fishing bait) · de Reiz (tempting or attractive object) · no agn (artificial fishing bait) · ru блесна́ (artificial fishing bait) · de Lockvogel (tempting or attractive object) · ca esquer (tempting or attractive object) · hi चारा (tempting or attractive object) · pl błyszczka (artificial fishing bait) · it esca (artificial fishing bait) · nl lokmiddel (tempting or attractive object) · da blink (artificial fishing bait) · tr zoka (artificial fishing bait) · bg примамка (tempting or attractive object) · gl anzol (artificial fishing bait) · te ఎర (artificial fishing bait) · da lokkemad (tempting or attractive object) · de Lure (tempting or attractive object) · ota رات (falconry) · cs třpytka (artificial fishing bait) · es cebo (artificial fishing bait) · hi प्रलोभन (tempting or attractive object) · cs vějička (tempting or attractive object) · ca esca (artificial fishing bait) · gl abeto (tempting or attractive object) · pl błysk (artificial fishing bait) · de Köder (artificial fishing bait) · nl lokkertje (tempting or attractive object) · fi viehe (artificial fishing bait) · pl pokusa (tempting or attractive object) · ru прима́нка (tempting or attractive object) · pt isca (artificial fishing bait) · it richiamo (tempting or attractive object) · es cebo (tempting or attractive object) · pdt Feschlocka (artificial fishing bait) · tr yem (artificial fishing bait) · cy abwydyn (artificial fishing bait) · de Lockmittel (tempting or attractive object) · cs návnada (artificial fishing bait) · fur lescje (tempting or attractive object) · pl błystka (artificial fishing bait) · te గాలము (tempting or attractive object) · yi מאַניעניש (tempting or attractive object)