Lasting — Defs

01 a. Existing or continuing a long while; enduring; as, a lasting good or evil; a lasting color.

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Existing or continuing a long while; enduring; as, a lasting good or evil; a lasting color.

Syn. Durable; permanent; undecaying; perpetual; unending.

-- Lasting, Permanent, Durable. Lasting commonly means merely continuing in existence; permanent carries the idea of continuing in the same state, position, or course; durable means lasting in spite of agencies which tend to destroy.

02 n. Continuance; endurance.

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Continuance; endurance.
2.
A species of very durable woolen stuff, used for women's shoes; everlasting.
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The act or process of shaping on a last.