alure

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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.

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