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
Definition for dure (2 of 2)
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[ door, dyoor ]
/ dʊər, dyʊər /
verb (used with or without object), dured, dur·ing.Archaic.
Origin of dure
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Example sentences from the Web for dure
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