[
US
/ˈpɝs/
]
[ UK /pˈɜːs/ ]
[ UK /pˈɜːs/ ]
VERB
-
gather or contract into wrinkles or folds; pucker
purse ones's lips - contract one's lips into a rounded shape
NOUN
- a small bag for carrying money
-
a sum of money offered as a prize
the purse barely covered the winner's expenses -
a container used for carrying money and small personal items or accessories (especially by women)
she reached into her bag and found a comb -
a sum of money spoken of as the contents of a money purse
he and his wife shared a common purse
he made the contribution out of his own purse
How To Use purse In A Sentence
- My mouth purses of its own accord. Times, Sunday Times
- burse" (Lat. _bursa_, Gr. [Greek: borsa], bag of skin) is particularly used of the embroidered purse which is one of the insignia of office of the lord high chancellor of England, and of the pouch which in the Roman Church contains the "corporal" in the service of the Mass. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 4 "Bulgaria" to "Calgary"
- a purse of simulated alligator hide
- We have holidays to suit every purse.
- I had to return to the store to look for my purse.
- Flynn said Hilton denied owning a small plastic "bindle" containing 0.8 grams of cocaine powder that the police lieutenant said fell out when Hilton opened the purse to get a tube of lip balm. CBS3.com - Philadelphia's Source For Breaking News, Weather, Traffic and Sports
- You (or One) cannot make a silk purse out of a sow's ear.
- The money could simply go into the public purse, helping to lower taxes.
- I can't find my purse, but it must be floating around here somewhere.
- A visit to the new county museum will set the family purse back by around ￡12.