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The tough, fibrous membrane, which lines the cavity of the skull and spinal column, and surrounds the brain and spinal cord; -- frequently abbreviated to dura.
Hard and fine stones in general, such as are used for inlay and the like, as distinguished from the softer stones used in building; thus, a Florentine mosaic is a familiar instance of work in pietra dura, though the ground may be soft marble.
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v. t.
To subject to duress.
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Imprisonment; restraint of the person; custody by a jailer; duress. Shak.
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One who subjects another to duress
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In the time of; as long as the action or existence of; as, during life; during the space of a year.
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Continuing; not completed; implying duration.
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The fruit of the durio. It is oval or globular, and eight or ten inches long. It has a hard prickly rind, containing a soft, cream-colored pulp, of a most delicious flavor and a very offensive odor. The seeds are roasted and eaten like chestnuts.
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Able to endure or continue in a particular condition; lasting; not perishable or changeable; not wearing out or decaying soon; enduring; as, durable cloth; durable happiness.
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Pertaining to, allied to, or derived from, durene; as, durylic acid.
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Alt. of Durion
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See Durance, 3.
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One or a breed of short-horned cattle, originating in the county of Durham, England. The Durham cattle are noted for their beef-producing quality.
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Power of lasting, enduring, or resisting; durability.
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Continuance; duration. See Endurance.
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Pertaining to the dura, or dura mater.
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The state or quality of lasting; continuance in time; the portion of time during which anything exists.
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A fruit tree (D. zibethinus, the only species known) of the Indian Archipelago. It bears the durian.
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Duration.
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During; as, durante vita, during life; durante bene placito, during pleasure.
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