durant, a. and n.
(ˈdjʊərənt)
[a. F. durant, pres. pple. of durer to last, continue, dure.]
† A. adj. Lasting, continuous; current, present.
| 1455 Paston Lett. No. 237 I. 325 [To hear of his] durant prosperite and welfare. 1494 Fabyan Chron. 2 Of names of tymes, and of the duraunt yere. 1652 E. Marbury Comm. Habak. i. 2 Christ's so frequent, so durant prayers. 1653 J. Hall Paradoxes 97 Can he..suppose the greatnesse of his Master were constant and durant. |
B. n. A woollen stuff called by some ‘everlasting’ (Webster, 1828); a variety of tammy.
| 1766 W. Gordon Gen. Counting ho. 428 Superfine black durants. 1851 Offic. Catal. Gt. Exhib. I. 98 Fabrics composed entirely of Wool..Durants and Buntings. 1883 Beck Draper's Dict. s.v., Both Tamies and Durants were hot⁓pressed and glazed, but the former were kept at the full width of the cloth, while the latter were creased. |