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. [ 1913 Webster ]
Had from his wakeful custody purloined The guarded gold. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]
when did the muse from Fletcher scenes purloin ? Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]
to purloin | purloining | purloined | purloins | purloined[Add to Longdo]
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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.
[1913 Webster]
Had from his wakeful custody purloined
The guarded gold. --Milton.
[1913 Webster]
when did the muse from Fletcher scenes purloin ?
--Dryden.
[1913 Webster]
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