purse
Definition of purse:
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part of speech: verb
To put into a purse: to contract as the mouth of a purse: to contract into folds.
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part of speech: noun
A small bag for money, orig. made of skin: a sum of money: a treasury.
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part of speech: noun
A small money bag or case; a sum of money given as a prize or present; in Turkey, the sum of 500 piastres.
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part of speech: verb
To contract into folds or wrinkles, like the mouth of a purse.
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Common misspellings:
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- puse (11.8%)
- pruse (11.8%)
- purce (17.6%)
- puruse (47.1%)
- purseu (11.8%)
Usage examples for purse:
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She put the check into her purse and brought the prayer- book to Helen.
"Foul Play" – Charles Reade Dion Boucicault -
Elsie drew out her purse and seemed just about to put it into his hand; but, apparently changing her mind, she hesitated a moment, and then returning it to her pocket, said, with a half smile, " I don't know, Arthur; five dollars is a good deal for a little girl like me to lay out at once.
"Elsie Dinsmore" – Martha Finley -
I told Pa, yes, it seemed so, but not to mind, as long as the thief didn't get my purse
"Letters of the Motor Girl" – Ethellyn Gardner -
So we've made a purse for this year among ourselves of two thousand five hundred dollars extry, which we hope you'll accept.
"Elder Conklin and Other Stories" – Frank Harris
