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Unpursed :: Unpursed (a.) Taken from the purse; expended.

Purseful :: Purseful (n.) All that is, or can be, contained in a purse; enough to fill a purse..

Purse :: Purse (v. t.) To draw up or contract into folds or wrinkles, like the mouth of a purse; to pucker; to knit..

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.

Bag :: Bag (n.) A sort of silken purse formerly tied about men's hair behind, by way of ornament..

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..

Pouch :: Pouch (n.) A silicle, or short pod, as of the shepherd's purse..

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

Bulse :: Bulse (n.) A purse or bag in which to carry or measure diamonds, etc..

Pickpurse :: Pickpurse (n.) One who steals purses, or money from purses..

Cobbing :: Cobbing (a.) Haughty; purse-proud. See Cob, n., 2..

Sport :: Sporran (n.) A large purse or pouch made of skin with the hair or fur on, worn in front of the kilt by Highlanders when in full dress..

Pursed :: Pursed (imp. & p. p.) of Purs.

Line :: Line (v. t.) To put something in the inside of; to fill; to supply, as a purse with money..

Knittle :: Knittle (n.) A string that draws together a purse or bag.

Privy :: Privy (a.) Of or pertaining to some person exclusively; assigned to private uses; not public; private; as, the privy 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..

Burse :: Burse (n.) A purse; also, a vesicle; a pod; a hull..

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..

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