v. t.
I will go and purse the ducats straight. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
Thou . . . didst contract and purse thy brow. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ OE. purs, pors, OF. burse, borse, bourse, F. bourse, LL. bursa, fr. Gr. &unr_; hide, skin, leather. Cf. Bourse, Bursch, Bursar, Buskin. ]
Who steals my purse steals trash. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
Light purse,
Empty purse
Long purse, or
Heavy purse
Purse crab (Zool.),
Purse net,
Purse pride,
Purse rat. (Zool.)
Sword and purse,
v. i. To steal purses; to rob. [ Obs. & R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
I'll purse: . . . I'll bet at bowling alleys. Beau. & Fl. [ 1913 Webster ]
n.;
a. Affected with purse pride; puffed up with the possession of riches. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ See Purse, and cf. Bursar. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
Purser's name (Naut.),
n. The office of purser. Totten. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. A purse or purse net. B. Jonson. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. State of being pursy. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Pursy. [ Obs. ] Holland. [ 1913 Webster ]