Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for Purse
purr (-ing, -s)pursue (-d, pursuing, -s)
purse, n. [OE < late L. bursa, purse < Gk βύρσα, hide, leather.]
Wallet; billfold; money bag; [fig.] budget; available funds; monetary resources.
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