dure
1[ door, dyoor ]
/ dʊər, dyʊər /
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adjective Archaic.
hard; severe.
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Origin of dure
11325–75; Middle English <Middle French <Latin dūrus hard
Other definitions for dure (2 of 2)
dure2
[ door, dyoor ]
/ dʊər, dyʊər /
verb (used with or without object), dured, dur·ing.Archaic.
Origin of dure
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How to use dure in a sentence
So long dured the tree till that Solomon, King David's son, reigned, and held the land after his father.
Le Morte D'Arthur, Volume II (of II)|Thomas MaloryAnd ye shall understand, that this is not the temple that Solomon made, for that temple dured not but 1102 year.
The Travels of Sir John Mandeville|John MandevilleSo that nothing thou may take from us, but our good peace, that always hath dured among us.
The Travels of Sir John Mandeville|John MandevilleAnd the dyvysyon betwene the duc of Orlyance and the duc of Burgoyn dured yn Fraunce continuelly by .
The Boke of Noblesse|Unknown