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Entry 4 senses Webster, 1913

Durance

· Dur·ance · IPA /ˈd͡ʒʊəɹəns/
01 n. Continuance; duration. See Endurance.
  1. 1.
    Continuance; duration. See Endurance.[Archaic] See: Endurance
    “Of how short durance was this new-made state!” — Dryden.
  2. 2.
    Imprisonment; restraint of the person; custody by a jailer; duress. Shak.
    “In durance, exile, Bedlam or the mint.” — Pope.
  3. 3.
    A stout cloth stuff, formerly made in imitation of buff leather and used for garments; a sort of tammy or everlasting.
    “Where didst thou buy this buff? let me not live but I will give thee a good suit of durance.” — J. Webster.
  4. 4.
    In modern manufacture, a worsted of one color used for window blinds and similar purposes.