Defn: Power of lasting, enduring, or resisting; durability.
The durableness of the metal that supports it. Addison.
DURABLY
Du"ra*bly, adv.
Defn: In a lasting manner; with long continuance.
DURAL
Du"ral, a. (Anat.)
Defn: Pertaining to the dura, or dura mater.
DURA MATER Du"ra ma"ter. Etym: [L., lit., hard mother. The membrane was called mater, or mother, because it was formerly thought to give rise to every membrane of the body.] (Anat.)
Defn: The tough, fibrous membrane, which lines the cavity of the skull and spinal column, and surrounds the brain and spinal cord; — frequently abbreviated to dura.
DURAMEN Du*ra"men, n. Etym: [L., hardness, a hardened, i. e., ligneous, vine branch, fr. durare to harden. See Dure.] (Bot.)
Defn: The heartwood of an exogenous tree.
DURANCE Dur"ance, n. Etym: [OF. durance duration, fr. L. durans, -antis, p. pr. durare to endure, last. See Dure, and cf. Durant.]