Part 3541

<i>Sir W. Raleigh.</i>

<blockquote>Yet hath he not root in himself, but <b>dureth</b> for a while. <i>Matt. xiii. 21.</i></blockquote>

<h1>Dureful</h1> <Xpage=462>

<hw>Dure"ful</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Lasting.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<i>Spenser.</i>

<h1>Dureless</h1> <Xpage=462>

<hw>Dure"less</hw>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Not lasting.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<i>Sir W. Raleigh.</i>

<h1>Durene</h1> <Xpage=462>

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

<h1>Duress</h1> <Xpage=462>

<hw>Du"ress</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[OF. <ets>duresse</ets>, <ets>du<?/</ets>, hardship, severity, L. <ets>duritia</ets>, <ets>durities</ets>, fr. <ets>durus</ets> hard. See <er>Dure</er>.]</ety>

<p><b>1.</b> <def>Hardship; constraint; pressure; imprisonment; restraint of liberty.</def>

<blockquote>The agreements . . . made with the landlords during the time of slavery, are only the effect of <b>duress</b> and force. <i>Burke.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>2.</b> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>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.</def>

<h1>Duress</h1> <Xpage=462>

<hw>Du*ress"</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <def>To subject to duress.</def> "The party <i>duressed</i>."

<i>Bacon.</i>

<h1>Duressor</h1> <Xpage=462>

<hw>Du*ress"or</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>One who subjects another to duress</def>

<i>Bacon.</i>

<h1>Durga</h1> <Xpage=462>

<hw>Dur"ga</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <fld>(Myth.)</fld> <def>Same as <er>Doorga</er>.</def>

<h1>Durham</h1> <Xpage=462>

<hw>Dur"ham</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>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.</def>

<h1>Durian, &or; Durion</h1> <Xpage=462>

<hw><hw>Du"ri*an</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, &or; <hw>Du"ri*on</hw> <tt>(?)</tt><hw>, <tt>n.</tt> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>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.</def>

<h1>During</h1> <Xpage=462>