Definition of Durance
Dur´ance
n.
1.
Continuance
;
duration
.
See
Endurance
.
Of
how
short
durance
was
this
new-made
state
!
- Dryden.
2.
Imprisonment
;
restraint
of
the
person
;
custody
by
a
jailer
;
duress
.
Shak
.
In
durance
,
exile
,
Bedlam
or
the
mint
.
- Pope.
3.
A
stout
cloth
stuff
,
formerly
made
in
imitation
of
buff
leather
and
used
for
garments
;
a
sort
of
tammy
or
everlasting
.
Where
didst
thou
buy
this
buff
?
let
me
not
live
but
I
will
give
thee
a
good
suit
of
durance
.
- J. Webster.
4.
In
modern
manufacture
,
a
worsted
of
one
color
used
for
window
blinds
and
similar
purposes
.
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