Part 583

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. 21.

Dure"ful (?), a. Lasting. [Obs.] Spenser.

Dure"less, a. Not lasting. [Obs.] Sir W. Raleigh.

Du"rene (?), n. [L. durus hard; -- so called because solid at ordinary temperatures.] (Chem.) A colorless, crystalline, aromatic hydrocarbon, C6H2(CH3)4, off artificial production, with an odor like camphor.

Du"ress (?), n. [OF. duresse, du&?;, hardship, severity, L. duritia, durities, fr. durus hard. See Dure.] 1. Hardship; constraint; pressure; imprisonment; restraint of liberty.

The agreements . . . made with the landlords during the time of slavery, are only the effect of duress and force.

Burke.

2. (Law) The state of compulsion or necessity in which a person is influenced, whether by the unlawful restrain of his liberty or by actual or threatened physical violence, to incur a civil liability or to commit an offense.

Du*ress" (?), v. t. To subject to duress. "The party duressed." Bacon.

Du*ress"or (?), n. (Law) One who subjects another to duress Bacon.

||Dur"ga (?), n. (Myth.) Same as Doorga.

Dur"ham (?), n. 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.

{ Du"ri*an (?), or Du"ri*on (?) }, n. (Bot.) 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.

Dur"ing (?), prep. [Orig., p. pr. of dure.] In the time of; as long as the action or existence of; as, during life; during the space of a year.

||Du"ri*o (?), n. [NL., fr. Malay d&?;ri thorn.] (Bot.) A fruit tree (D. zibethinus, the only species known) of the Indian Archipelago. It bears the durian.

Du"ri*ty (?), n. [L. duritas, fr. durus hard.] [Obs.] 1. Hardness; firmness. Sir T. Browne.

2. Harshness; cruelty. Cockeram.

Du*rom"e*ter (?), n. [L. durus hard + -meter.] An instrument for measuring the degree of hardness; especially, an instrument for testing the relative hardness of steel rails and the like.

Du"rous (?), a. [L. durus.] Hard. [Obs. & R.]

Dur"ra (?), n. [Ar. dhorra.] (Bot.) A kind of millet, cultivated throughout Asia, and introduced into the south of Europe; a variety of Sorghum vulgare; -- called also Indian millet, and Guinea corn. [Written also dhoorra, dhurra, doura, etc.]

Durst (?), imp. of Dare. See Dare, v. i.

||Du`ru*ku"li (?), n. (Zoöl.) A small, nocturnal, South American monkey (Nyctipthecus trivirgatus). [Written also douroucouli.]

Du*ryl"ic (?), a. (Chem.) Pertaining to, allied to, or derived from, durene; as, durylic acid.

Duse (?), n. A demon or spirit. See Deuce.

Dusk (?), a. [OE. dusc, dosc, deosc; cf. dial. Sw. duska to drizzle, dusk a slight shower. &?;&?;&?;.] Tending to darkness or blackness; moderately dark or black; dusky.

A pathless desert, dusk with horrid shades.