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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Pursed :: Pursed (imp. & p. p.) of Purs.
Crumenal :: Crumenal (n.) A purse.
Sea Pincushion :: Sea pincushion () A sea purse.
Bag :: Bag (n.) A sort of silken purse formerly tied about men's hair behind, by way of ornament..
Burse :: Burse (n.) A purse; also, a vesicle; a pod; a hull..
Cobbing :: Cobbing (a.) Haughty; purse-proud. See Cob, n., 2..
B :: B () is the second letter of the English alphabet. (See Guide to Pronunciation, // 196, 220.) It is etymologically related to p, v, f, w and m , letters representing sounds having a close organic affinity to its own sound; as in Eng. bursar and purser; Eng. bear and Lat. ferre; Eng. silver and Ger. silber; Lat. cubitum and It. gomito; Eng. seven, Anglo-Saxon seofon, Ger. sieben, Lat. septem, Gr.epta`, Sanskrit saptan. The form of letter B is Roman, from Greek B (Beta), of Semitic origin. The sma
Her :: Her (pron. & a.) The form of the objective and the possessive case of the personal pronoun she; as, I saw her with her purse out..
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..
Pickpocket :: Pickpocket (n.) One who steals purses or other articles from pockets.
Purse :: Purse (n.) In Persia, the sum of 50 tomans..
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. i.) To steal purses; to rob.
Cacoon :: Cacoon (n.) One of the seeds or large beans of a tropical vine (Entada scandens) used for making purses, scent bottles, etc..
Leathern :: Leathern (a.) Made of leather; consisting of. leather; as, a leathern purse..
Purse :: Purse (n.) Hence, a treasury; finances; as, the public purse..
Purset :: Purset (n.) A purse or purse net.
Bursiform :: Bursiform (a.) Shaped like a purse.
Pursership :: Pursership (n.) The office of purser.
Privy :: Privy (a.) Of or pertaining to some person exclusively; assigned to private uses; not public; private; as, the privy purse..
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