purse
[ purs ]
/ pɜrs /
noun
verb (used with object), pursed, purs·ing.
to contract into folds or wrinkles; pucker: to purse one's lips.
to put into a purse.
Origin of purse
before 1100; (noun) Middle English, Old English
purs, blend of
pusa bag (cognate with Old Norse
posi) and Medieval Latin
bursa bag (≪ Greek
býrsa hide, leather); (v.) Middle English
pursen to put in a purse, derivative of the noun
OTHER WORDS FROM purse
purse·less, adjective purse·like, adjectiveWORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH purse
briefcase handbag pocketbook purse valise walletWords nearby purse
purpuric,
purpurin,
purpurinuria,
purr,
purree,
purse,
purse crab,
purse seine,
purse strings,
purse-proud,
purse-seine
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British Dictionary definitions for purse
purse
/ (pɜːs) /
noun
a small bag or pouch, often made of soft leather, for carrying money, esp coins
US and Canadian
a woman's handbag
anything resembling a small bag or pouch in form or function
wealth; funds
a sum of money that is offered, esp as a prize
verb
(tr)
to contract (the mouth, lips, etc) into a small rounded shape
Word Origin for purse
Old English
purs, probably from Late Latin
bursa bag, ultimately from Greek: leather
Idioms and Phrases with purse
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