Word origins - 2ed. J. Ayto. 2005.
Decoy (EP) — Decoy EP by Good Riddance Released August 26, 1995 ( … Wikipedia
Decoy — De*coy (d[ e]*koi ), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Decoyed} ( koid ); p. pr. & vb. n. {Decoying}.] [Pref. de + coy; orig., to quiet, soothe, caress, entice. See {Coy}.] To lead into danger by artifice; to lure into a net or snare; to entrap; to insnare;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Decoy — bezeichnet ein Jazzalbums vom Miles Davis, siehe Decoy (Miles Davis) einen US kanadischen Actionfilms (1995), siehe Decoy – Tödlicher Auftrag den Originaltitel des US amerikanischen Film noir Blonder Lockvogel (1946) den Originaltitel eines… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Decoy — Album par Miles Davis Sortie 1984 Genre jazz Label Columbia Critique Allmusic … Wikipédia en Français
decoy — ► NOUN 1) a bird or mammal, or an imitation of one, used by hunters to lure game. 2) a person or thing used to mislead or lure someone into a trap. 3) a pond from which narrow netted channels lead, into which wild duck may be enticed for capture … English terms dictionary
decoy — 1610s,perhaps from Du. kooi cage, used of a pond surrounded by nets, into which wildfowl were lured for capture, from W.Gmc. *kaiwa, from L. cavea cage. The first element is possibly the Dutch definite article de, mistaken in English as part of… … Etymology dictionary
decoy — n *lure, bait, snare, trap decoy vb *lure, entice, inveigle, tempt, seduce Analogous words: snare, ensnare, trap, entrap, capture, *catch, bag: beguile, delude, *deceive, mislead … New Dictionary of Synonyms
decoy — [n] bait, trap allurement, attraction, beard*, blind, blow off*, booster, camouflage, catch, chicane, chicanery, come on, deception, drawing card, ensnarement, enticement, facade, fake, front, imitation, inducement, inveiglement, lure, nark,… … New thesaurus
decoy — [dē koi′, dikoi; ] for n., usually [ dē′koi΄] n. [< Du de kooi, the cage < de, def. art. (akin to THE) + kooi, cage < WGmc * kawia < L cavea, CAGE] 1. a place into which wild ducks, etc. are lured for capture 2. an artificial bird or… … English World dictionary
Decoy — De*coy , n. 1. Anything intended to lead into a snare; a lure that deceives and misleads into danger, or into the power of an enemy; a bait. [1913 Webster] 2. A fowl, or the likeness of one, used by sportsmen to entice other fowl into a net or… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
decoy — I noun allure, allurement, ambush, attraction, bait, blind, camouflage, deception, disguise, diversion, enticement, imitation, inducement, inlex, inveiglement, misleader, simulation, trap, trick associated concepts: entrapment II index bait ( … Law dictionary
