From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Purloin \Pur*loin"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Purloined}; p. pr. &
vb. n. {Purloining}.] [OF. purloignier, porloignier, to
retard, delay; pur, por, pour, for (L. pro) + loin far, far
off (L. longe). See {Prolong}, and cf. {Eloign}.]
To take or carry away for one's self; hence, to steal; to
take by theft; to filch.
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Had from his wakeful custody purloined
The guarded gold. --Milton.
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when did the muse from Fletcher scenes purloin ?
--Dryden.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Purloin \Pur*loin"\, v. i.
To practice theft; to steal. --Titus ii. 10.
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
purloin
v 1: make off with belongings of others [syn: {pilfer},
{cabbage}, {purloin}, {pinch}, {abstract}, {snarf},
{swipe}, {hook}, {sneak}, {filch}, {nobble}, {lift}]
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