A contrivance somewhat resembling a bird, and often baited with raw meat; -- used by falconers in recalling hawks. Shak.
Any enticement; that which invites by the prospect of advantage or pleasure; a decoy. Milton.
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.
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