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burse
/ˈbɜː(ɹ)s/
noun 5name 1
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3VERB + BURSE
try
PREP.
with
ADV.
instead
Definitions
noun
1
A purse.
Roche stepped forward with a leather burse, announcing that he would pay for both of us.
Try a burse instead – sort of a bag, sort of a purse, inspired by the cases that hold the corporal cloth used in mass, and designed to be carried by men.
2
A fund or foundation for the maintenance of the needy scholars in their studies.
3
An ornamental case to hold the corporal when not in use.
4
A stock exchange; a bourse.
5
A kind of bazaar.
name
1
A surname from Old French.
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Roche stepped forward with a leather burse, announcing that he would pay for both of us.
Wiktionary02
Try a burse instead – sort of a bag, sort of a purse, inspired by the cases that hold the corporal cloth used in mass, and designed to be carried by men.
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