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Luce vs Lure - What's the difference?

luce | lure |

As a proper noun luce

is .

As a noun lure is

something that tempts or attracts, especially one with a promise of reward or pleasure.

As a verb lure is

to attract by temptation etc; to entice.

luce

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • The pike, Esox lucius , when fully grown.
  • * , II.12:
    • As wee hunt after beasts, so Tygers and Lyons hunt after men, and have a like exercise one upon another: Hounds over the Hare; the Pike or Luce over the Tench.
    (Halliwell)
    ----

    lure

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Something that tempts or attracts, especially one with a promise of reward or pleasure.
    • (Milton)
  • (fishing) An artificial bait attached to a fishing line to attract fish.
  • A bunch of feathers attached to a line, used in falconry to recall the hawk.
  • * 1594 , , IV. i. 178:
    • My falcon now is sharp and passing empty, / And till she stoop she must not be full-gorged, / For then she never looks upon her lure .
  • A velvet smoothing brush.
    • (Knight)

    Verb

    (lur)
  • To attract by temptation etc.; to entice.
  • To recall a hawk with a lure.

    • Related terms

    * (l)

    Anagrams

    * ---- ==Norwegian Bokmål==

    Verb

  • deceive, trick
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