Dura

4 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Dura \Du"ra\, n.
     Short form for {Dura mater}.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



  dura
       n : the outermost (and toughest) of the 3 meninges [syn: {dura
           mater}]

From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:

  Dura
     the circle, the plain near Babylon in which Nebuchadnezzar set
     up a golden image, mentioned in Dan. 3:1. The place still
     retains its ancient name. On one of its many mounds the pedestal
     of what must have been a colossal statue has been found. It has
     been supposed to be that of the golden image.
     

From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]:

  Dura, same as Dor