alure

English

Alternative forms

• allure

Etymology

From Middle English alure, alour, from Old French alure, aleure (“walk, gait”), from aler (“to go”) +‎ -ure (modern French aller).

Noun

alure (plural alures)

1. (obsolete) A walkway or passageway.
   • 1774-1781, Thomas Warton, History of English Poetry:

     The sides of every street were covered with fresh alures of marble.

References

• “alure”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Anagrams

• LaRue, Larue, Lauer, Luera, ureal