Definition of purse

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

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Unline :: Unline (v. t.) To take the lining out of; hence, to empty; as, to unline one's purse..
Bursiform :: Bursiform (a.) Shaped like a purse.
Cutpurse :: Cutpurse (n.) One who cuts purses for the sake of stealing them or their contents (an act common when men wore purses fastened by a string to their girdles); one who steals from the person; a pickpocke.
Purse :: Purse (n.) A specific sum of mone.
Purse :: Purse (v. t.) To put into a purse.
Purse :: Purse (n.) In Turkey, the sum of 500 piasters..
Cacoon :: Cacoon (n.) One of the seeds or large beans of a tropical vine (Entada scandens) used for making purses, scent bottles, etc..
Purset :: Purset (n.) A purse or purse net.
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..
Marsupite :: Marsupite (n.) A fossil crinoid of the genus Marsupites, resembling a purse in form..
Purse :: Purse (n.) In Persia, the sum of 50 tomans..
Private :: Private (a.) Belonging to, or concerning, an individual person, company, or interest; peculiar to one's self; unconnected with others; personal; one's own; not public; not general; separate; as, a man's private opinion; private property; a private purse; private expenses or interests; a private secretary..
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
Crumenal :: Crumenal (n.) A purse.
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..
Scrotiform :: Scrotiform (a.) Purse-shaped; pouch-shaped.
Knittle :: Knittle (n.) A string that draws together a purse or bag.
Pursefuls :: Pursefuls (pl. ) of Pursefu.
Sea Purse :: Sea purse () The horny egg case of a skate, and of certain sharks..
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..
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