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drpaladin

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Alluring qualities can be in the eye of the beholder.

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Bill W

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The adjective "alluring" comes from the Middle English word aluren, meaning "to attract" or "to entice." derived from the Anglo-French alurer, from Old French aleurer "to attract, captivate; train (a falcon to hunt)," from à "to" (see ad-) + loirre "falconer's lure," from a Frankish word (see lure), perhaps influenced by French allure "gait, way of walking.".   This Old French term combined the preposition a (from Latin ad, meaning "to") with leurre (or loirre), which meant "bait" or "lure". The Germanic root of loirre also connected to the French word allure, referring to one's gait or way of walking.  Therefore, "alluring" essentially means "full of or having the quality of luring". 
 
According to the Oxford English Dictionary (OED), the noun "alluring" was first used in English in 1531, by Thomas Elyot, in The Boke Named the Gouernour.  The adjective "alluring" was first attested in 1534, by John Heywood, in A Merry Play Between Johan the Husband, Tyb the Wife, and Sir Johan the Priest.. 

Examples of "alluring" first used in English:  
"Jane smiled at him with a newly found boldness that he found very alluring." 
"The alluring pool reflects the limestone walls of the house above." 
 "But one of the most alluring things about her is her sense of humor." 
"The knot cutout dress puts an alluring twist on evening wear."  
"She appeared sweet and alluring in that vulnerable moment." 
"She wore no makeup but some alluring perfume made her smell like heaven."  
"He smelled of his own musk and darkness, an alluring mix that made her blood burn."
"His somber gaze was alluring – probably because he was unaware of how attractive it was." 

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Paladin

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@Myr has chosen an alluring gif to complement alluring.

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drpaladin

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39 minutes ago, Paladin said:

@Myr has chosen an alluring gif to complement alluring.

You like his screensaver?

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