Definition of purse

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Purse (v. i.) To steal purses; to rob.

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Purse :: Purse (v. t.) To put into a 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..
Purseful :: Purseful (n.) All that is, or can be, contained in a purse; enough to fill a purse..
Cacoon :: Cacoon (n.) One of the seeds or large beans of a tropical vine (Entada scandens) used for making purses, scent bottles, etc..
Bulse :: Bulse (n.) A purse or bag in which to carry or measure diamonds, etc..
Pursed :: Pursed (imp. & p. p.) of Purs.
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..
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
Purse :: Purse (n.) A specific sum of mone.
Purset :: Purset (n.) A purse or purse net.
Purser :: Purser (n.) A commissioned officer in the navy who had charge of the provisions, clothing, and public moneys on shipboard; -- now called paymaster..
Line :: Line (v. t.) To put something in the inside of; to fill; to supply, as a purse with money..
Purse-proud :: Purse-proud (a.) Affected with purse pride; puffed up with the possession of riches.
Bursiform :: Bursiform (a.) Shaped like 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..
Pursefuls :: Pursefuls (pl. ) of Pursefu.
Pickpocket :: Pickpocket (n.) One who steals purses or other articles from pockets.
Marsipobranchia :: Marsipobranchia (n. pl.) A class of Vertebrata, lower than fishes, characterized by their purselike gill cavities, cartilaginous skeletons, absence of limbs, and a suckerlike mouth destitute of jaws. It includes the lampreys and hagfishes. See Cyclostoma, and Lamprey. Called also Marsipobranchiata, and Marsipobranchii..
Unpursed :: Unpursed (a.) Robbed of a purse, or of money..
Unpursed :: Unpursed (a.) Taken from the purse; expended.
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