I. ˈlu̇(ə)r noun
( plural lur or lurs )
Usage: usually capitalized
1. : a chiefly nomadic Muslim people of undetermined ethnological origin inhabiting a wild part of the Zagros mountains of Iran — see persian 1b
2. : a member of the Lur people
II. noun
( plural lur or lurs )
Usage: usually capitalized
: alur
III. ˈlu̇(ə)r noun
also lu·re -u̇rə
( plural lurs -u̇(ə)rz ; also lu·ren -u̇rən)
Etymology: Danish & Swedish & Norwegian lur, from Old Norse lūthr trumpet
: a large bronze roughly S-shaped trumpet of the Bronze Age in Scandinavian countries
the oldest metal musical instruments of Europe are the signal horns called lurs — Science News Letter