v. i. [ L. perdurare; per through + durare to last. ] To last or endure for a long time; to be perdurable or lasting. [ Archaic ] [ 1913 Webster ]
The mind perdures while its energizing may construct a thousand lines. Hickok. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ F., fr. L. viridis green. See Verdant. ] Green; greenness; freshness of vegetation;
A wide expanse of living verdure, cultivated gardens, shady groves, fertile cornfields, flowed round it like a sea. Motley. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Covered with verdure. Poe. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Destitute of verdure. [ 1913 Webster ]