| Purse (purse) |
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| n. | (?) |
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| Purse |
| [OE. purs,
pors, OF. burse, borse, bourse, F.
bourse, LL. bursa, fr. Gr. (?) hide, skin, leather. Cf.
Bourse, Bursch, Bursar, Buskin.] |
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.
Hence, a treasury; finances; as, the public
purse.
A sum of money offered as a prize, or
collected as a present; as, to win the purse; to make up a
purse.
A specific sum of money
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To put into a
purse.
To draw up or contract into folds or
wrinkles, like the mouth of a purse] to pucker; to knit.
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