1. Noun
A contrivance somewhat resembling a bird, and often baited with raw meat; -- used by falconers in recalling hawks.
2. Noun
Any enticement; that which invites by the prospect of advantage or pleasure; a decoy.
3. Noun
A velvet smoothing brush.
4. Noun
To draw to the lure; hence, to allure or invite by means of anything that promises pleasure or advantage; to entice; to attract.
5. Verb
To recall a hawk or other animal.
6. Noun
qualities that attract by seeming to promise some kind of reward
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