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First published 1951 (DOST Vol. II).
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Dure, a. [ME. (Lydgate) and e.m.E. dure, F. dur, dure, L. dūrus, but partly a var. of Dour a. See also Duire a.] Hard. c1420 Wynt. vi. 1496.
Syne he wes off hart sa dure [: sepulture], That he gert sla, men, but mercy a1605 Montg. Flyt. 525.
Provyd my pen profoundly to distell Some dure [T. dour] despite c1590 Fowler I. 181. xlii. 5.
O harte, no harte bot rok and marble dure
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