allure.
The power to attract, entice; the quality causing attraction.
Meaning & usage
The power to attract, entice; the quality causing attraction.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English aluren, from Old French aleurer, alurer, from a (“to, towards”) (Latin ad) + leurre (“lure”). By surface analysis, al- + lure.
To entice; to attract.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English aluren, from Old French aleurer, alurer, from a (“to, towards”) (Latin ad) + leurre (“lure”). By surface analysis, al- + lure.
Gait; bearing.
The walkway along the top of a castle wall, sometimes entirely covered and normally behind a parapet; the wall walk.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English alure, alour, from Old French alure, aleure (“walk, gait”), from aler (“to go”) + -ure.
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