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 ]

Purloin

v. i. To practice theft; to steal. Titus ii. 10. [ 1913 Webster ]

Purloiner

n. One who purloins. Swift. [ 1913 Webster ]

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pilfer

(v) make off with belongings of others, Syn. cabbage, hook, filch, purloin, pinch, nobble, sneak, lift, swipe, snarf, abstract

German-English: TU-Chemnitz DING Dictionary DING DE-EN Dictionary

Dieb { m } | Diebe { pl }

purloiner | purloiners

entwenden; stehlen | entwendend; stehlend | entwendet: gestohlen | entwendet; stiehlt | entwendete; stahl

to purloin | purloining | purloined | purloins | purloined

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