dure

¹

[ door, dyoor ]

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adjectiveArchaic.

hard; severe.

Origin of dure

¹

1325–75; Middle English <Middle French <Latin dūrus hard

Words Nearby dure

Other definitions for dure (2 of 2)

dure²

[ door, dyoor ]

verb (used with or without object),dured, dur·ing.Archaic.

endure.

Origin of dure

²

1225–75; Middle English <Old French durer<Latin dūrāre to last; see dure¹

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How to use dure in a sentence

Sivral times I wint to th' dinin'-room intindin' to jine th' jovyal comp'ny there but quit at th' dure.
Mr. Dooley Says | Finley Dunne
I just got out iv th' back dure in time to escape a jab in th' spine fr'm a German that I niver see befure.
Mr. Dooley Says | Finley Dunne
Wan day a captain an' a squad iv polis backed th' wagon up to th' dure iv th' palace an' rung th' bell.
Mr. Dooley Says | Finley Dunne
I don't take a vacation whin a vacation comes around an' knocks at th' dure an' dhrags me out to a summer resort.
Mr. Dooley Says | Finley Dunne
Ce capitaine, que je n'eus gure le temps de connatre, tait un grand homme brun, d'une physionomie dure et repoussante.
Contes Franais | Douglas Labaree Buffum

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