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词汇 alure
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Definition of alure in English:

alure

(also allure)
noun əˈl(j)ʊəəˈl(j)ɔː
historical
  • A gallery, balcony, or other (often covered) walkway; specifically (a) one behind the parapets of a castle, tower, etc.; a parapet walk; (b) a covered passageway, a cloister. Also occasionally: †an aisle (obsolete).

Origin

Middle English; earliest use found in The Chronicle of Robert of Gloucester. From Anglo-Norman alure, alour, allur walkway (behind a parapet), passage, gallery, (rare) parapet, apparently a specific use of Anglo-Norman and Old French, Middle French alure speed of travel, gait.

Definition of alure in US English:

alure

(also allure)
noun
historical
  • A gallery, balcony, or other (often covered) walkway; specifically (a) one behind the parapets of a castle, tower, etc.; a parapet walk; (b) a covered passageway, a cloister. Also occasionally: †an aisle (obsolete).

Origin

Middle English; earliest use found in The Chronicle of Robert of Gloucester. From Anglo-Norman alure, alour, allur walkway (behind a parapet), passage, gallery, (rare) parapet, apparently a specific use of Anglo-Norman and Old French, Middle French alure speed of travel, gait.

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