English Dictionary: Dure | by the DICT Development Group |
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Dure \Dure\, a. [L. durus; akin to Ir. & Gael. dur [?], stubborn, W. dir certain, sure, cf. Gr. [?] force.] Hard; harsh; severe; rough; toilsome. [R.] The winter is severe, and life is dure and rude. --W. H. Russell. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Dure \Dure\, v. i. [F. durer, L. durare to harden, be hardened, to endure, last, fr. durus hard. See {Dure}, a.] To last; to continue; to endure. [Obs.] --Sir W. Raleigh. Yet hath he not root in himself, but dureth for a while. --Matt. xiii. 21. |