alure

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noun

A walkway or passageway.

OriginMiddle English alure ← Old French alure →
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Meanings

nounalure (plural alures)

plural alures · alternative allure

  1. obsoleteA walkway or passageway.

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

    1774-1781, Thomas Warton, History of English Poetry

Origin

  1. Old Frenchalure
  2. Middle Englishalure
  3. Englishalure

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

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APA

alure. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/alure

MLA

“alure.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/alure. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “alure,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/alure.

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