Durity

Durity
Durity Du"ri*ty, n. [L. duritas, fr. durus hard.] [Obs.] 1. Hardness; firmness. --Sir T. Browne. [1913 Webster]

2. Harshness; cruelty. --Cockeram. [1913 Webster]


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