Dur"ra (?), n. [Ar. dhorra.] (Bot.) A kind of millet, cultivated throughout Asia, and introduced into the south of Europe; a variety of Sorghum vulgare; -- called also Indian millet, and Guinea corn. [Written also dhoorra, dhurra, doura, etc.]
Durst (?), imp. of Dare. See Dare, v. i.
||Du`ru*ku"li (?), n. (Zoöl.) A small, nocturnal, South American monkey (Nyctipthecus trivirgatus). [Written also douroucouli.]
Du*ryl"ic (?), a. (Chem.) Pertaining to, allied to, or derived from, durene; as, durylic acid.
Duse (?), n. A demon or spirit. See Deuce.
Dusk (?), a. [OE. dusc, dosc, deosc; cf. dial. Sw. duska to drizzle, dusk a slight shower. &?;&?;&?;.] Tending to darkness or blackness; moderately dark or black; dusky.
A pathless desert, dusk with horrid shades.
Milton.
Dusk, n. 1. Imperfect obscurity; a middle degree between light and darkness; twilight; as, the dusk of the evening.