I will go and purse the ducats straight. --Shak.
[1913 Webster]
2. To draw up or contract into folds or wrinkles, like the
mouth of a purse; to pucker; to knit.
[1913 Webster]
Thou . . . didst contract and purse thy brow. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
pursing — present part of purse * * * pursing, vbl. n. and ppl. a. see purse v … Useful english dictionary
pursing — drawing a purse line closed on a purse seine … Dictionary of ichthyology
pursing — pÉœrs /pÉœËs n. handbag, pocketbook; wallet, billfold; wealth, money; treasury, fund v. pucker, constrict into folds or wrinkles (about the lips, etc.) … English contemporary dictionary
pursing string — purse line … Dictionary of ichthyology
pursing wire — a wire purse line … Dictionary of ichthyology
snout reflex — pursing of the lips into a snout shape when there is a light tap near the midline of the lips, occurring normally during infancy; although its appearance later in life may indicate neurologic disease, it is also seen in healthy individuals … Medical dictionary
Bachelor of Education — A Bachelor of Education (BEd) is an undergraduate academic degree which qualifies the graduate as a teacher in schools.North AmericaIn North America the degree is awarded for courses taken that generally last two years (one year in some Canadian… … Wikipedia
Purse — Purse, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Pursed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Pursing}.] 1. To put into a purse. [1913 Webster] I will go and purse the ducats straight. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. To draw up or contract into folds or wrinkles, like the mouth of a purse; to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Pursed — Purse Purse, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Pursed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Pursing}.] 1. To put into a purse. [1913 Webster] I will go and purse the ducats straight. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. To draw up or contract into folds or wrinkles, like the mouth of a… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
mim — adjective Etymology: imitative of the act of pursing the lips Date: circa 1586 dialect affectedly shy or modest … New Collegiate Dictionary
