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Purse   /pərs/   Listen
Purse

noun
1.
A container used for carrying money and small personal items or accessories (especially by women).  Synonyms: bag, handbag, pocketbook.
2.
A sum of money spoken of as the contents of a money purse.  "He and his wife shared a common purse"
3.
A small bag for carrying money.
4.
A sum of money offered as a prize.
verb
(past & past part. pursed; pres. part. pursing)
1.
Contract one's lips into a rounded shape.
2.
Gather or contract into wrinkles or folds; pucker.  Synonym: wrinkle.



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"Purse" Quotes from Famous Books



... gleaning after harvest, &c., which alter his real position very materially. In Gloucestershire, on the Cotswolds, the best-paid labourers are the shepherds, for in that great sheep-country much trust is reposed in them. At the annual auctions of shearlings which are held upon the large farms a purse is made for the shepherd of the flock, into which every one who attends is expected to drop a shilling, often producing L5. The shepherds on the Wiltshire downs are also well paid, especially in lambing-time, when the greatest watchfulness and care are required. It has been stated that ...
— The Toilers of the Field • Richard Jefferies
... can put my anger under my purse—but my anger was mostly against thee. Now shall I ...
— An Orkney Maid • Amelia Edith Huddleston Barr
... She, his style Ngen-hou. My second brother-in-law's name is Cheng, his style is Tzu-chou. His present post is that of a Second class Secretary in the Board of Works. He is modest and kindhearted, and has much in him of the habits of his grandfather; not one of that purse-proud and haughty kind of men. That is why I have written to him and made the request on your behalf. Were he different to what he really is, not only would he cast a slur upon your honest purpose, honourable brother, ...
— Hung Lou Meng, Book I • Cao Xueqin
... the suit you have on, and five more in the overcoat on the rack. Maybe, it is in one of those pockets. If not, it is possibly in one of the bags—somewhere, or in your pocket-book, if you only knew where that was, or your purse. ...
— Diary of a Pilgrimage • Jerome K. Jerome
... century ago, presented only here and there a spot where the light of civilization had entered. Occasionally the log cabin of some poor emigrant was found in the vast expanse. David, too proud to beg, when he had any money with which to pay, found his purse empty when he had accomplished this small portion of ...
— David Crockett: His Life and Adventures • John S. C. Abbott


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