Allurement
fascination; charm.
the means of .
the act or process of .
historical examples
how true was this dream of theirs gathering detail and allurement as it p-ssed from sire to son!
a man for the ages irving bach-ller
“if i give her to them, she will never be a widow,” was the allurement there.
lotus buds amy carmichael
there was allurement in his presence quite different from that of any other.
rose of dutcher’s coolly hamlin garland
it is a peaceful scene, not without something of allurement.
mexico charles reginald enock
this bluff kindness, joined to the allurement of his powerful form, profoundly affected the girl.
money magic hamlin garland
she gets the charm and the allurement of the growing bud on life’s tree.
the family and it’s members anna garlin spencer
he withstood the temptation, mindful of his marriage-vow: she used every allurement; but he was resolute.
the thousand and one nights, vol. i. anonymous
this is the allurement of war, its persistent illusion, perhaps.
the psychology of nations g.e. partridge
of all these tales, those of the border naturally had most allurement.
a son of the middle border hamlin garland
her mediumship, so vital to the world, so sacred in his eyes, had but added to her allurement.
the tyranny of the dark hamlin garland
n.
1540s, “means of alluring;” see allure + -ment. meaning “act of alluring” is recorded from 1560s.
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