2 entries under this word

Dure

Dūre, a.

adjective

a. [Lat. dūrus, hard, harsh, severe.] Hard; severe; toilsome; unpleasant; burdensome; difficult; rough; rude. [Rare.]

The winter is severe, and life is dure and rude. W. H. Russell.

Dūre, v. i.

verbintransitive

v. i. [Lat. durare, to harden, be hardened, to endure, last, from durus, hard; Fr. durer, Pr., Sp., & Pg. durar, It. durare.] To last; to continue; to endure. [Obs.]