2 definitions found From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Dure \Dure\, a. [L. durus; akin to Ir. & Gael. dur ?, stubborn, W. dir certain, sure, cf. Gr. ? force.] Hard; harsh; severe; rough; toilsome. [R.] [1913 Webster] The winter is severe, and life is dure and rude. --W. H. Russell. [1913 Webster] From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: 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. [1913 Webster] Yet hath he not root in himself, but dureth for a while. --Matt. xiii. 21. [1913 Webster]
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