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