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Lore vs Lure - What's the difference?

lore | lure |

As nouns the difference between lore and lure

is that lore is all the facts and traditions about a particular subject that have been accumulated over time through education or experience while lure is something that tempts or attracts, especially one with a promise of reward or pleasure.

As verbs the difference between lore and lure

is that lore is past tense of lose while lure is to attract by temptation etc.; to entice.

lore

English

Etymology 1

From (etyl) lore, from (etyl) '', German ''Lehre . See also (l).

Noun

  • all the facts and traditions about a particular subject that have been accumulated over time through education or experience.
  • the lore of the Ancient Egyptians
  • * Milton
  • His fair offspring, nursed in princely lore .
  • The backstory created around a fictional universe.
  • (obsolete) workmanship
  • (Spenser)
    Derived terms
    * birdlore * booklore * catlore * doglore * faxlore * fishlore * folklore * photocopylore * woodlore * wortlore * xeroxlore

    Etymology 2

    From (etyl)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (anatomy) The region between the eyes and nostrils of birds, reptiles, and amphibians.
  • (anatomy) The anterior portion of the cheeks of insects.
  • Derived terms
    * lored

    Etymology 3

    Verb

    (head)
  • (obsolete) (lose)
  • * Spenser
  • Neither of them she found where she them lore .

    Anagrams

    * ----

    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.
  • Anagrams

    * ---- ==Norwegian Bokmål==

    Verb

  • deceive, trick
  • ----