Definition of purse

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Purse (v. t.) To draw up or contract into folds or wrinkles, like the mouth of a purse; to pucker; to knit..

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Unline :: Unline (v. t.) To take the lining out of; hence, to empty; as, to unline one's purse..
Lose :: Lose (v. t.) To part with unintentionally or unwillingly, as by accident, misfortune, negligence, penalty, forfeit, etc.; to be deprived of; as, to lose money from one's purse or pocket, or in business or gaming; to lose an arm or a leg by amputation; to lose men in battle..
Purse :: Purse (v. t.) To draw up or contract into folds or wrinkles, like the mouth of a purse; to pucker; to knit..
Knittle :: Knittle (n.) A string that draws together a purse or bag.
Sea Pincushion :: Sea pincushion () A sea purse.
Sea Barrow :: Sea barrow () A sea purse.
Purser :: Purser (n.) Colloquially, any paymaster or cashier..
Purse :: Purse (n.) Hence, a treasury; finances; as, the public purse..
Purse :: Purse (n.) A small bag or pouch, the opening of which is made to draw together closely, used to carry money in; by extension, any receptacle for money carried on the person; a wallet; a pocketbook; a portemonnaie..
Purse-proud :: Purse-proud (a.) Affected with purse pride; puffed up with the possession of riches.
Regimen :: Regimen (n.) a systematic course of diet, etc., pursed with a view to improving or preserving the health, or for the purpose of attaining some particular effect, as a reduction of flesh; -- sometimes used synonymously with hygiene..
Crumenal :: Crumenal (n.) A purse.
Privy :: Privy (a.) Of or pertaining to some person exclusively; assigned to private uses; not public; private; as, the privy purse..
Purset :: Purset (n.) A purse or purse net.
Purse :: Purse (n.) A sum of money offered as a prize, or collected as a present; as, to win the purse; to make up a purse..
Purser :: Purser (n.) A clerk on steam passenger vessels whose duty it is to keep the accounts of the vessels, such as the receipt of freight, tickets, etc..
Pouch :: Pouch (n.) A silicle, or short pod, as of the shepherd's purse..
Unpursed :: Unpursed (a.) Taken from the purse; expended.
Reimburse :: Reimburse (v. t.) To replace in a treasury or purse, as an equivalent for what has been taken, lost, or expended; to refund; to pay back; to restore; as, to reimburse the expenses of a war..
Penduline :: Penduline (n.) A European titmouse (Parus, / Aegithalus, pendulinus). It is noted for its elegant pendulous purselike nest, made of the down of willow trees and lined with feathers..
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