Webster's Dictionary 1913

9910

Purpure

Pur″pure (?), n. [L. purpura purple. See Purple.] (Her.) Purple, — represented in engraving by diagonal lines declining from the right top to the left base of the escutcheon (or...

9911

Purpureal

Pur‐pu″re‐al (?), a. Of a purple color; purple.

9912

Purpureo-

Pur‐pu″re‐o– (?). A combining form signifying of a purple or purple-red color. Specif. (Chem.), used in designating certain brilliant purple-red compounds of cobaltic chloride a...

9913

Purpuric

Pur‐pu″ric (?), a. [Cf. F. purpurique.]1. (Med.) Of or pertaining to purpura. Dunglison.2. (Chem.) Pertaining to or designating, a nitrogenous acid contained in uric acid. It is...

9914

Purpurin

Pur″pu‐rin (?), n.(Chem.) A dyestuff resembling alizarin, found in madder root, and extracted as an orange or red crystalline substance.

9915

Purpuriparous

Pur′pu‐rip″a‐rous (?), a. [L. purpura purple + parere to produce.] (Biol.) Producing, or connected with, a purple-colored secretion; as, the purpuriparous gland of certain gastr...

9916

Purpurogenous

Pur′pu‐rog″e‐nous (?), a. [L. purpura purple + -genous.] (Biol.) Having the power to produce a purple color; as, the purpurogenous membrane, or choroidal epithelium, of the eye....

9917

Purr

Purr (?), v. i. & t. To murmur as a cat. See Pur.

9918

Purr (2)

Purr, n. The low murmuring sound made by a cat; pur. See Pur.

9919

Purre

Purre (?), n.(Zoöl.) The dunlin.

9920

Purree

Pur″ree (?), n. [Hind. peori yellow.] (Chem.) A yellow coloring matter. See Euxanthin.

9921

Purrock

Pur″rock (?), n. See Puddock, and Parrock.

9922

Purse

Purse (?), n. [OE. purs, pors, OF. burse, borse, bourse, F. bourse, LL. bursa, fr. Gr. � hide, skin, leather. Cf. Bourse, Bursch, Bursar, Buskin.] 1. A small bag or pouch, the o...

9923

Purse (2)

Purse, v. t. [imp. & p. p.Pursed (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Pursing.] 1. To put into a purse.I will go and purse the ducats straight. Shak.2. To draw up or contract into folds or wrink...

9924

Purse (3)

Purse, v. i. To steal purses; to rob.I'll purse:... I'll bet at bowling alleys. Beau. & Fl.

9925

Purse-proud

Purse″–proud′ (?), a. Affected with purse pride; puffed up with the possession of riches.

9926

Purseful

Purse″ful (?), n.; pl.Pursefuls (�). All that is, or can be, contained in a purse; enough to fill a purse.

9927

Purser

Purs″er (?), n. [See Purse, and cf. Bursar.]1. (Naut.) A commissioned officer in the navy who had charge of the provisions, clothing, and public moneys on shipboard; — now calle...

9928

Pursership

Purs″er‐ship, n. The office of purser. Totten.

9929

Purset

Purs″et (?), n. A purse or purse net. B. Jonson.

9930

Pursiness

Pur″si‐ness (?), n. State of being pursy.

9931

Pursive

Pur″sive (?), a. Pursy. Holland.

9932

Pursiveness

Pur″sive‐ness, n. Pursiness.

9933

Purslain

Purs″lain (?), n. Same as Purslane.

9934

Purslane

Purs″lane (?), n. [OF. porcelaine, pourcelaine (cf. It. porcellana), corrupted fr. L. porcilaca for portulaca.] (Bot.) An annual plant (Portulaca oleracea), with fleshy, succule...

9935

Pursuable

Pur‐su″a‐ble (?), a. Capable of being, or fit to be, pursued, followed, or prosecuted. Sherwood.

9936

Pursual

Pur‐su″al (?), n. The act of pursuit.