dura

[ door-uh, dyoor-uh ]

noun

1. dura mater.

Word History and Origins

Origin of dura¹

First recorded in 1880–85

Example Sentences

The weapon proved to be a Dura Edge model that Imperial King has not manufactured since 2004.

From The Daily Beast

In the incident, 12-year-old Muhammad Al-Dura was reportedly shot and killed by Israeli forces while cowering behind his father.

From The Daily Beast

From the description, Secretary Clinton has a subdural hematoma, a collection of blood under the dura mater.

From The Daily Beast

The dura mater should be carefully protected from injury as well as the pin.

From Project Gutenberg

Nearly two centuries later Baglivi advanced a theory which referred vital movement to the heart and the dura mater.

From Project Gutenberg

At the moment when the strongest convulsion took place, she cried, "Ah, che dura!"

From Project Gutenberg

Cette phrase dura un quart d'heure, sans qu'il pt en sortir.

From Project Gutenberg

It may still sometimes be a necessity, a dura lex, an ultima ratio, but it is always a monstrous calamity.

From Project Gutenberg