purse
v.
pucker, constrict into folds or wrinkles (about the lips, etc.)
n.
handbag, pocketbook; wallet, billfold; wealth, money; treasury, fund
Purse
In
American English, a purse is a small
bag, also called a handbag. In
British English, a purse is a small money container similar to a
wallet, but typically used by women and including a compartment for
coins, with a handbag being considerably larger.A purse or handbag is often
fashionably-designed, and is used to hold a number of items such as a
wallet,
keys,
tissues,
makeup, a
hairbrush, cellular device or personal digital assistant, feminine products, or other items.
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purse
Noun
1. a bag used for carrying money and small personal items or accessories (especially by women); "she reached into her bag and found a comb"
(synonym) bag, handbag, pocketbook
(hypernym) container
(hyponym) clutch bag
(part-meronym) clasp
2. a sum of money spoken of as the contents of a money purse; "he made the contribution out of his own purse"; "he and his wife shared a common purse"
(hypernym) sum, sum of money, amount, amount of money
3. a small bag for carrying money
(hypernym) bag
(part-meronym) purse string
4. a sum of money offered as a prize; "the purse barely covered the winner's expenses"
(hypernym) sum, sum of money, amount, amount of money
Verb
1. contract one's lips into a rounded shape
(hypernym) round, round out, round off
(hyponym) pooch, pooch out
2. gather or contract into wrinkles or folds; pucker; "purse ones's lips"
(synonym) wrinkle
(hypernym) contract
Purse
(v. t.)
To put into a purse.
(v. t.)
To draw up or contract into folds or wrinkles, like the mouth of a purse; to pucker; to knit.
(v. i.)
To steal purses; to rob.
(n.)
In Turkey, the sum of 500 piasters.
(n.)
In Persia, the sum of 50 tomans.
(n.)
Hence, a treasury; finances; as, the public purse.
(n.)
A sum of money offered as a prize, or collected as a present; as, to win the purse; to make up a purse.
(n.)
A specific sum of money
(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.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
About
Purse
To dream of your purse being filled with diamonds and new bills, denotes for you associations where ``Good Cheer'' is the watchword, and harmony and tender loves will make earth a beautiful place.
See Pocket-book.
Ten Thousand Dreams Interpreted, or "What's in a dream": a scientific and practical exposition; By Gustavus Hindman, 1910. For the open domain e-text see:
Guttenberg Project