ALLURE

v. n.

3 definitions — Webster’s Dictionary (1828)


1.
v.

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. With promised joys allured them on. Falconer. The golden sun in splendor likest Heaven Allured his eye. Milton.

2.
n.

Allurement. [R.] Hayward.

3.
n.

Gait; bearing. The swing, the gait, the pose, the allure of these men. Harper's Mag.


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