Definition of Duresses

1. duress [n] - See also: duress

Lexicographical Neighbors of Duresses

durbar
durbari
durbaris
durbars
durdum
durdums
dure
dured
dureful
dureless
durene
durenes
dures
duress
duresse
duresses (current term)
duressor
duressors
dureth
durga
durgan
durgans
durgier
durgiest
durgy
durian
durian tree
durians
duricrust
duricrusts

Literary usage of Duresses

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Cycling in France by Carole Saint-Laurent (2003)
"To the west of Meursault. the Auxey- duresses vineyard produces fine red wines as well as elegant whites. Take the D973 to La Rochepot. ..."

2. Lay Sermons, Addresses, and Reviews by Thomas Henry Huxley (1872)
"... duresses, AND REVIEWS. ' [ix. which the cable was to be laid, but the exact nature of the bottom, so as to guard against chances of cutting or framing ..."

3. Doctors' Commons and the Old Court of Admiralty: A Short History of the by William Senior (1922)
"... and we have him complaining that the mayor and sheriffs had done " divers duresses, " grievances, disobediences or rebellions, and pre- " judices to the ..."

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