1. (n.) Eternal duration, past of future; eternity.

2. (n.) (With the definite article) The Eternal Being; God.

3. (n.) A plant whose flowers may be dried without losing their form or color, as the pearly everlasting (Anaphalis margaritacea), the immortelle of the French, the cudweeds, etc.

4. (n.) A cloth fabric for shoes, etc. See Lasting.