Толковый словарь английского языка - purse
Purse
purse
I. noun Etymology: Middle English purs, from Old English, modification of Medieval Latin bursa, from Late Latin, ox hide, from Greek byrsa Date: before 12th century 1. a. a small bag for money, a receptacle (as a pocketbook) for carrying money and often other small objects, a receptacle (as a pouch) shaped like a ~, 2. resources, funds, a sum of money offered as a prize or present, ~like adjective II. transitive verb (~d; pursing) Date: 14th century to put into a ~, pucker , knit
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n. & v. --n. 1 a small pouch of leather etc. for carrying money on the person. 2 US a handbag. 3 a receptacle resembling a purse in form or purpose. 4 money, funds. 5 a sum collected as a present or given as a prize in a contest. --v. 1 tr. (often foll. by up) pucker or contract (the lips). 2 intr. become contracted and wrinkled. Phrases and idioms hold the purse-strings have control of expenditure. the public purse the national treasury. Etymology: OE purs f. med.L bursa, byrsa purse f. Gk bursa hide, leather ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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