Word Meaning

durance definition and meaning

n. Continuance; duration. See Endurance.
n. Imprisonment; restraint of the person; custody by a jailer; duress. Shak.
n. A stout cloth stuff, formerly made in imitation of buff leather and used for garments; a sort of tammy or everlasting.
n. In modern manufacture, a worsted of one color used for window blinds and similar purposes.