·- Hard and fine stones in general, such as are used for inlay and the like, as distinguished from the softer stones used in building; thus, a Florentine mosaic is a familiar instance of work in pietra dura, though the ground may be soft marble.
DURA 1. （τὰ Δούρα,Plb. 5.5; Ammian. 20.5, 6), a fortified castle in A...
Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography
·noun Short form for Dura mater. ...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
same as Dor ...
Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary
The circle, the plain near Babylon in which Nebuchadnezzar set up a golden image, mentioned in Dan. ...
Easton's Bible Dictionary
(a circle), the plain where Nebuchadnezzar set up the golden image, (Daniel 3:1) has been sometimes ...
William Smith's Bible Dictionary
·- The tough, fibrous membrane, which lines the cavity of the skull and spinal column, and surrounds...