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Definition of Dureful
1. a. Lasting.
Definition of Dureful
1. Adjective. (obsolete) lasting ¹
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Definition of Dureful
1. lasting [adj]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Dureful
Literary usage of Dureful
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The London Encyclopaedia, Or, Universal Dictionary of Science, Art by Thomas Tegg (1829)
"To last; cou- tinue: durable is lasting ; permanent : a* is dureful:' ...
2 Cor.i The dureful oak, whose sap is not yci dried, Is long ere it conceive the ..."
2. A Dictionary of the English Language by Samuel Johnson, John Walker, Robert S. Jameson (1828)
"The continuance of the existence of things abstractedly considered, which is tho
same with absolute time. dureful, (dure'-ful) a. Lasting. ..."
3. Elizabethan Sonnets by Sidney Lee (1904)
"The dureful oak, whose sap is not yet dried, Is long ere it conceive the kindling
fire; But, whep it once doth burn, it doth divide Great heat, ..."
4. The Works of Sir Walter Ralegh, Kt by Sir Walter Raleigh, Thomas Birch, William Oldys (1829)
"... which hath devoured itself, hath also eaten up both the bodies and images of
him and his; yea, their stately temples of stone and dureful marble. ..."
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