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A small bag or pouch, the opening of which is made to draw
together closely, used to carry money in; by extension, any receptacle
for money carried on the person; a wallet; a pocketbook; a
portemonnaie. |
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Hence, a treasury; finances; as, the public purse. |
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A sum of money offered as a prize, or collected as a
present; as, to win the purse; to make up a purse. |
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A specific sum of money |
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In Turkey, the sum of 500 piasters. |
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In Persia, the sum of 50 tomans. |
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To put into a purse. |
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To draw up or contract into folds or wrinkles, like the
mouth of a purse; to pucker; to knit. |
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To steal purses; to rob. |