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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.
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.
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Pertaining to the dura, or dura mater.
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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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Continuance; duration. See Endurance.
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To subject to duress.
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Duration.
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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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One who subjects another to duress
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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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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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Continuing; not completed; implying duration.
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See Durance, 3.
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During; as, durante vita, during life; durante bene placito, during pleasure.
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Power of lasting, enduring, or resisting; durability.
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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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Imprisonment; restraint of the person; custody by a jailer; duress. Shak.
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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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Alt. of Durion
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