noun

dūrāmentum

gen. dūrāmenti · gender neuter · decl. 2nd

a hardening

a hardening in concreto.

a hardened; ligneous vine-branch

Lit., a hardened, i. e. ligneous vine-branch, Col. 4, 21, 1; Plin. 17, 23, 35, § 208; Pall. Febr. 12, 1.—Called also duramen, Col. 4, 22, 1.—

a means of hardening by extension •

Transf., a means of hardening, stimulus: humanae imbecillitatis efficacissimum duramentum est necessitas, Val. Max. 2, 7, 10.—

firmness figuratively

Trop., firmness (with robur), Sen. Tranq. An. 1.

Perseus ID: n14968 Key: duramentum