dure

¹

[ door, dyoor ]

adjective

, Archaic.

1. hard; severe.

dure

²

[ door, dyoor ]

verb (used with or without object)

, Archaic.

, dured, dur·ing.

1. endure.

Word History and Origins

Origin of dure¹

1325–75; Middle English < Middle French < Latin dūrus hard

Origin of dure²

1225–75; Middle English < Old French durer < Latin dūrāre to last; dure ¹

Example Sentences

Sivral times I wint to th' dinin'-room intindin' to jine th' jovyal comp'ny there but quit at th' dure.

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I just got out iv th' back dure in time to escape a jab in th' spine fr'm a German that I niver see befure.

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Wan day a captain an' a squad iv polis backed th' wagon up to th' dure iv th' palace an' rung th' bell.

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I don't take a vacation whin a vacation comes around an' knocks at th' dure an' dhrags me out to a summer resort.

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Ce capitaine, que je n'eus gure le temps de connatre, tait un grand homme brun, d'une physionomie dure et repoussante.

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