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Tuesday, January 21st, 2025
the Second Week after Epiphany
the Second Week after Epiphany
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Purse
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PURSE, n. purs. L. byrsa, an ox hide Gr. id.
1. A small bag in which money is contained or carried in the pocket. It was formerly made of leather, and is still made of this material by common people. It is usually of silk net-work.
2. A sum of money offered as the prize of winning in a horse race.
3. In turkey, a sum of money, about f50 sterling, or .
4. The public coffers the treasury as, to exhaust a nation's purse, or the public purse.
Long purse, or heavy purse, wealth riches.
Light purse, or empty purse, poverty, or want of resources.
Sword and purse, the military power and wealth of a nation.
PURSE, To put in a purse.
1. To contract into folds or wrinkles.
Thou didst contract and purse thy blow.
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Dictionary of Words from the King James Bible. Public Domain. Copy freely.
Material presented was supplied by Brandon Staggs and was derived from the KJV Dictionary found on his website located at av1611.com.
The unabridged 1828 version of this dictionary in the SwordSearcher Bible Software.
Dictionary of Words from the King James Bible. Public Domain. Copy freely.
Material presented was supplied by Brandon Staggs and was derived from the KJV Dictionary found on his website located at av1611.com.
The unabridged 1828 version of this dictionary in the SwordSearcher Bible Software.
Bibliography Information
Entry for 'Purse'. King James Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/kjd/p/purse.html.
Entry for 'Purse'. King James Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/kjd/p/purse.html.
