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lures

noun

Meaning

  1. Something that tempts or attracts, especially one with a promise of reward or pleasure
  2. An artificial bait attached to a fishing line to attract fish
  3. A bunch of feathers attached to a line, used in falconry to recall the hawk
  4. A velvet smoothing brush
  5. A trumpet with long curved tube, used for calling cattle, etc.

Etymology / origin

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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