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111pietre dure — /pyāˈtre dŭˈre/ plural noun (used as sing) this type of (usu relief) mosaic work done with a variety of semi precious stones • • • Main Entry: ↑pietra dura …
112bor|dure — «BR juhr», noun. a heraldic bearing around the outside of a shield, always a fifth of its surface. ╂[earlier form of border] …
113en|dure — «ehn DUR, DYUR», verb, dured, dur|ing. –v.i. 1. to keep on; last; continue in existence: »Metal and stone endure for a long time. The Lord shall endure for ever (Psalms 9:7). SYNONYM(S): See syn. under last2. (Cf. ↑last) …
114or|dure — «AWR juhr, dyur», noun. 1. filth; dung; excrement. 2. Figurative. anything morally filthy or defiling, especially vile language: »Those let me curse; what vengeance will they urge, Whose ordures neither plague nor fire can purge? (John Dryden).… …
115per|dure — «puhr DUR, DYUR», intransitive verb, dured, dur|ing. to endure or continue long or forever. ╂[< Late Latin perdūrāre < Latin per (intensive) + dūrāre endure, harden < dūrus hard] …
116pro|ce|dure — «pruh SEE juhr», noun. 1. a way of proceeding; method of doing things: »What is your procedure in making bread? 2. the customary manners or ways of conducting some business: »parliamentary procedure, legal procedure. 3. Obsolete. the going on of… …
117ron|dure — «RON juhr», noun. Archaic. 1. a circle; round space: »All things rare That heaven s air in this huge rondure hems (Shakespeare). 2. = roundness. ╂[< Middle French rondeur roundness < ronde round1] …
118roun|dure — «ROWN juhr, dyur», noun. roundness; rounded form or space …
119su|per|se|dure — «SOO puhr SEE juhr», noun. = supersession. (Cf. ↑supersession) …
120ver|dure|less — «VUR juhr lihs», adjective. lacking vegetation; bleak; bare …
