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n.
A duck used to lure wild ducks into a decoy; hence, a person employed to lure others into danger.
v. t.
To attempt to draw; to tempt by a lure or bait, that is, by the offer of some good, real or apparent; to invite by something flattering or acceptable; to entice; to attract.
v. i.
Anything which allures; a lure; enticement; temptation.
v. i.
To recall a hawk or other animal.
v. t.
To lure; to cheat.
n.
Any enticement; that which invites by the prospect of advantage or pleasure; a decoy.
v. t.
To delude by guile, artifice, or craft; to deceive or impose on, as by a false statement; to lure.
n.
A velvet smoothing brush.
n.
Anything intended to lead into a snare; a lure that deceives and misleads into danger, or into the power of an enemy; a bait.
n.
To draw to the lure; hence, to allure or invite by means of anything that promises pleasure or advantage; to entice; to attract.
p. pr. & vb. n.
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n.
A contrivance somewhat resembling a bird, and often baited with raw meat; -- used by falconers in recalling hawks.
v. t.
To lead into danger by artifice; to lure into a net or snare; to entrap; to insnare; to allure; to entice; as, to decoy troops into an ambush; to decoy ducks into a net.
n.
One of three sea nymphs, -- or, according to some writers, of two, -- said to frequent an island near the coast of Italy, and to sing with such sweetness that they lured mariners to destruction.
n.
A fine, small line, fastened to a hawk's leash, when it is first lured.
n.
A dungeon with an opening only at the top, found in some old castles and other strongholds, into which persons condemned to perpetual imprisonment, or to perish secretly, were thrust, or lured to fall.
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v.
Hence, something tied to a lure to entice a hawk; also, a trap for an animal; a snare.
v. t.
To deceive; to entice; to lure.
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