ADJ.
empty, heavy, light, lost, lost, same, silly, similar
I checked my heavy purse and found I'd forgotten my wallet at home.
VERB + PURSE
examined, holds, keep, loosen, miss, missed, stole
She examined her purse carefully to find her lost house keys.
PURSE + NOUN
bag, commutation, lips, sovereigns, ticket, way
She pulled the ticket from her purse and handed it to the conductor.
PREP.
from, in, in, into, on, till, until
She reached into her purse to find her keys before leaving the house.
ADV.
again, ever
She pursed her lips again, clearly unhappy with what he had just said.
noun
A small bag for carrying money.
And then muſt many a man occupie as farre as his purſe would reache, and ſtretche out his legges accordynge to the length of his couerlet.
A handbag (small bag usually used by women for carrying various small personal items)
Master leathercrafter does handcrafted wallets, belts, purses, handbags etc., supporting self and helpers. Good enough to carve fantst art and portraits into leather.
A quantity of money given for a particular purpose.
It was a historic and a hefty battle when Myler and Percy were scheduled to don the gloves for the purse of fifty sovereigns.
A specific sum of money in certain countries: formerly 500 piastres in Turkey or 50 tomans in Persia.
verb
To press (one's lips) in and together so that they protrude.
1901, Matilde Serao, The Land of Cockayne, translator not credited, London: Heinemann, Chapter IV, p. 72, https://archive.org/details/landofcockayne00seraiala The serving Sister pursed up her lips to remind him of the cloistral rule, almost as if she wanted to prevent any conversation between him and the nun.
1916, Leonid Andreyev, "An Original" in The Little Angel and Other Stories, translated by W. H. Lowe, New York: Alfred Knopf, p. 85, https://archive.org/details/littleangelother00andriala Anton Ivanovich pursed up his lower lip so that his grey moustache pressed against the tip of his red pitted nose, took in all the officials with his rounded eyes, and after an unavoidable pause emitted a fat unctuous laugh.
To draw up or contract into folds or wrinkles; to pucker; to knit.
[…] thou […] didst contract and purse thy brow together, / As if thou then hadst shut up in thy brain / Some horrible conceit: […]
Upon hearing Billy's version, the sage Dansker seemed to divine more than he was told; and after a little meditation during which his wrinkles were pursed as into a point, quite effacing for the time that quizzing expression his face sometimes wore, "Didn't I say so, Baby Budd?"
To put into a purse.
And I will go and purse the ducats straight,
To steal purses; to rob.
Why I'll purse; if that raise me not, I'll bet at bowling alleys, or man whores: I would fain live by others.
name
A surname from Middle English.
noun — a container used for carrying money and small personal items
verb — gather or contract into wrinkles or folds
To produce something refined, admirable, or valuable from something which is unrefined, unpleasant, or of little or no value.
"He always was an unmannerly cub," said Master Headley, as he read the letter. "Well, I've done my best to make a silk purse of a sow's ear!"
It is not possible to produce something refined, admirable, or valuable from something which is unrefined, unpleasant, or of little or no value.
To increase spending or allow increased spending; to relax control of spending.
He thought the effect of this language from the Prime Minister had been to loosen the purse-strings of the Treasury.
To decrease spending or disallow increased spending; to increase control of spending.
...would have the opposite effect entirely, and would tighten the purse-strings of capitalists and the employers of...
To be in control of spending; to have financial power and responsibility.
The other branch was more immediately the representatives of the people, and it was a maxim that the people ought to hold the Purse-strings.
And then muſt many a man occupie as farre as his purſe would reache, and ſtretche out his legges accordynge to the length of his couerlet.
WiktionaryMaster leathercrafter does handcrafted wallets, belts, purses, handbags etc., supporting self and helpers. Good enough to carve fantst art and portraits into leather.
WiktionaryIt was a historic and a hefty battle when Myler and Percy were scheduled to don the gloves for the purse of fifty sovereigns.
Wiktionary1901, Matilde Serao, The Land of Cockayne, translator not credited, London: Heinemann, Chapter IV, p. 72, https://archive.org/details/landofcockayne00seraiala The serving Sister pursed up her lips to
Wiktionary1916, Leonid Andreyev, "An Original" in The Little Angel and Other Stories, translated by W. H. Lowe, New York: Alfred Knopf, p. 85, https://archive.org/details/littleangelother00andriala Anton Ivanov
WiktionaryWhen you're feeling in the dumps Don't be silly chumps Just purse your lips and whistle – that's the thing.
Wiktionaryi Register
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