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

Marsupite :: Marsupite (n.) A fossil crinoid of the genus Marsupites, resembling a purse in form..

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..

Dispurse :: Dispurse (v. t.) To disburse.

Purse-proud :: Purse-proud (a.) Affected with purse pride; puffed up with the possession of riches.

Sea Barrow :: Sea barrow () A sea purse.

Leathern :: Leathern (a.) Made of leather; consisting of. leather; as, a leathern purse..

Bursiform :: Bursiform (a.) Shaped like a purse.

Cacoon :: Cacoon (n.) One of the seeds or large beans of a tropical vine (Entada scandens) used for making purses, scent bottles, etc..

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

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

Scrotiform :: Scrotiform (a.) Purse-shaped; pouch-shaped.

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..

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

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.

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..

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

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

Unpursed :: Unpursed (a.) Robbed of a purse, or of money..

Corrugate :: Corrugate (v. t.) To form or shape into wrinkles or folds, or alternate ridges and grooves, as by drawing, contraction, pressure, bending, or otherwise; to wrinkle; to purse up; as, to corrugate plates of iron; to corrugate the forehead..

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