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Meanings of purse in English

Portuguese
bolsa
Catalan
bossa
Spanish
bolso
Wikidata

A container used for carrying money and small personal items or accessories (especially by women)

bolsa
Portuguese
franzir
Catalan
frunzir
Spanish
fruncir

Gather or contract into wrinkles or folds; pucker.

franzir
Synonyms
Examples for "wrinkle"
Examples for "wrinkle"
1
Dr Donna Lacap-Bugler answers: Why do hands and feet wrinkle in water?
Radio NZ
2
I said, convinced I'd just found the fatal wrinkle in her argument.
Mortal Allies
3
The lines of the smile were as deeply marked as the wrinkle.
The Wind in the Rose-Bush, and Other Stories of the Supernatural
4
Every wrinkle shows in that room what with all those overhead lights.
Two for the dough
5
The Englishman bowed again, the wrinkle of a smile on his face.
The Puppet Crown
Usage of purse in English
1
She carries a large purse, as most mothers of young children do.
Within arm's reach
2
I took out my purse; opened it; and held it upside down.
The Irrational Knot / Being the Second Novel of His Nonage
3
Upon second thought, however, she opens her purse-strings and delivers the specie.
Complete Stories and Poems of Edgar Allan Poe
4
Once it was flung in through the bedroom window in a purse.
The Cloister and the Hearth
5
A niggardly purse in the pocket becomes a thorn in the side.
Levels of Living / Essays on Everyday Ideals
6
Congress holds the federal purse strings and seldom approves presidents' budget plans.
Reuters
7
The way she talks-allpurse lipped and sharp, with those long words!
The Oracle Glass
8
The central position has always been control of the purse by parliament.
The History of England - a Study in Political Evolution
9
I take her right hand and press my coin purse into it.
A disobedient girl: a novel
10
Gideon ran toward the water, the heavy purse dangling from one hand.
Haunted
11
She nods, then opens her purse and takes out a glasses case.
Mr. Mercedes
12
Look in my pockets; you will find a watch and a purse.
Les Misérables
13
Unfortunately, there wasn't enough dough in the public purse to buy it.
The Irish Times
14
Tammuz held out his hand, with the purse taken from the thugs.
Quest for honour
15
I frequently miss dimes and quarters from my change purse... View Article
The new yorker
16
She pulled the key, then removed the new flashlight from her purse.
In the Dark
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Translations for purse
Purse through the time
Purse across language varieties
United States of America
Common
United Kingdom
Common
New Zealand
Common
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