GNU Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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   Dure (?), a. [L. durus; akin to Ir. & Gael. dur , stubborn, W. dir certain, sure, cf. Gr.  force.] Hard; harsh; severe; rough; toilsome. [R.]
   
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   The winter is severe, and life is dure and rude. W. H. Russell.
   
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   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.
   
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   Yet hath he not root in himself, but dureth for a while. Matt. xiii. 21.
   
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