Definition of purse

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

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Sea Pincushion :: Sea pincushion () A sea purse.
Sea Barrow :: Sea barrow () A sea purse.
Sea Purse :: Sea purse () The horny egg case of a skate, and of certain sharks..
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..
Pouch :: Pouch (n.) A silicle, or short pod, as of the shepherd's purse..
Purse :: Purse (n.) Hence, a treasury; finances; as, the public purse..
Pursership :: Pursership (n.) The office of purser.
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..
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..
Unpursed :: Unpursed (a.) Robbed of a purse, or of money..
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..
Purseful :: Purseful (n.) All that is, or can be, contained in a purse; enough to fill a purse..
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..
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..
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..
Marsupite :: Marsupite (n.) A fossil crinoid of the genus Marsupites, resembling a purse in form..
Bursiform :: Bursiform (a.) Shaped like a purse.
Purset :: Purset (n.) A purse or purse net.
Purse-proud :: Purse-proud (a.) Affected with purse pride; puffed up with the possession of riches.
Burse :: Burse (n.) A purse; also, a vesicle; a pod; a hull..
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