\Dure\, a. [L. durus; akin to Ir. & Gael. dur ?, stubborn,
W. dir certain, sure, cf. Gr. ? force.]
Hard; harsh; severe; rough; toilsome. [R.]
      The winter is severe, and life is dure and rude. --W.
                                               H. Russell.

\Dure\, v. i. [F. durer, L. durare to harden, be hardened,
to endure, last, fr. durus hard. See {Dure}, a.]
To last; to continue; to endure. [Obs.] --Sir W. Raleigh.
      Yet hath he not root in himself, but dureth for a
      while.                                   --Matt. xiii.
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