Definition of purse

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Purse (n.) Hence, a treasury; finances; as, the public purse..

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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..
Bag :: Bag (n.) A sort of silken purse formerly tied about men's hair behind, by way of ornament..
Knittle :: Knittle (n.) A string that draws together a purse or bag.
Empty :: Empty (superl.) Containing nothing; not holding or having anything within; void of contents or appropriate contents; not filled; -- said of an inclosure, as a box, room, house, etc.; as, an empty chest, room, purse, or pitcher; an empty stomach; empty shackles..
Sea Pincushion :: Sea pincushion () A sea purse.
Marsupite :: Marsupite (n.) A fossil crinoid of the genus Marsupites, resembling a purse in form..
Lean :: Lean (v. i.) Wanting fullness, richness, sufficiency, or productiveness; deficient in quality or contents; slender; scant; barren; bare; mean; -- used literally and figuratively; as, the lean harvest; a lean purse; a lean discourse; lean wages..
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..
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.
Pouch :: Pouch (n.) A silicle, or short pod, as of the shepherd's purse..
Unpursed :: Unpursed (a.) Taken from the purse; expended.
Bulse :: Bulse (n.) A purse or bag in which to carry or measure diamonds, etc..
Pursefuls :: Pursefuls (pl. ) of Pursefu.
Bursar :: Bursar (n.) A treasurer, or cash keeper; a purser; as, the bursar of a college, or of a monastery..
Leathern :: Leathern (a.) Made of leather; consisting of. leather; as, a leathern purse..
Scrotiform :: Scrotiform (a.) Purse-shaped; pouch-shaped.
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..
Dispurse :: Dispurse (v. t.) To disburse.
Sea Barrow :: Sea barrow () A sea purse.
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