Definition of purse

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

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Purseful :: Purseful (n.) All that is, or can be, contained in a purse; enough to fill a purse..
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..
Unline :: Unline (v. t.) To take the lining out of; hence, to empty; as, to unline one's purse..
Scrotiform :: Scrotiform (a.) Purse-shaped; pouch-shaped.
Pursefuls :: Pursefuls (pl. ) of Pursefu.
Purse :: Purse (v. t.) To put into a purse.
Sea Pincushion :: Sea pincushion () A sea 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..
Sea Purse :: Sea purse () The horny egg case of a skate, and of certain sharks..
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..
Pickpurse :: Pickpurse (n.) One who steals purses, or money from purses..
Purse :: Purse (v. i.) To steal purses; to rob.
Unpursed :: Unpursed (a.) Taken from the purse; expended.
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..
Purser :: Purser (n.) A commissioned officer in the navy who had charge of the provisions, clothing, and public moneys on shipboard; -- now called paymaster..
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.) In Persia, the sum of 50 tomans..
Dispurse :: Dispurse (v. t.) To disburse.
Purse :: Purse (v. t.) To draw up or contract into folds or wrinkles, like the mouth of a purse; to pucker; to knit..
Purse :: Purse (n.) 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..
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