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purselike — adjective Resembling a purse or some aspect of one. ...holding his head cocked to the side and his mouth set purselike, as he always did when he was fixing to deliver a pronouncement … Wiktionary
purselike — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ adjective : resembling a purse especially in pouched rounded form wattles in the form of purselike outgrowths … Useful english dictionary
purselike — adjective see purse I … New Collegiate Dictionary
AEgithalus pendulinus — Penduline Pen du line, n. [F. See {Pendulum}.] (Zo[ o]l.) A European titmouse ({Parus pendulinus}, syn. {[AE]githalus pendulinus}). It is noted for its elegant pendulous purselike nest, made of the down of willow trees and lined with feathers.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Marsipobranchia — Mar si*po*bran chi*a, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. ? a pouch + ? a gill.] (Zo[ o]l.) A class of Vertebrata, lower than fishes, characterized by their purselike gill cavities, cartilaginous skeletons, absence of limbs, and a suckerlike mouth destitute of… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Marsipobranchiata — Marsipobranchia Mar si*po*bran chi*a, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. ? a pouch + ? a gill.] (Zo[ o]l.) A class of Vertebrata, lower than fishes, characterized by their purselike gill cavities, cartilaginous skeletons, absence of limbs, and a suckerlike… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Marsipobranchii — Marsipobranchia Mar si*po*bran chi*a, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. ? a pouch + ? a gill.] (Zo[ o]l.) A class of Vertebrata, lower than fishes, characterized by their purselike gill cavities, cartilaginous skeletons, absence of limbs, and a suckerlike… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Parus pendulinus — Penduline Pen du line, n. [F. See {Pendulum}.] (Zo[ o]l.) A European titmouse ({Parus pendulinus}, syn. {[AE]githalus pendulinus}). It is noted for its elegant pendulous purselike nest, made of the down of willow trees and lined with feathers.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Penduline — Pen du line, n. [F. See {Pendulum}.] (Zo[ o]l.) A European titmouse ({Parus pendulinus}, syn. {[AE]githalus pendulinus}). It is noted for its elegant pendulous purselike nest, made of the down of willow trees and lined with feathers. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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. (1) a small bag for money (2) a receptacle (as a pocketbook) for carrying… … New Collegiate Dictionary
