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burse |
1 definition found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Burse \Burse\, n. [LL. bursa, or F. bourse. See {Bourse}, and cf {Bursch}, {Purse}.] 1. A purse; also a vesicle; a pod; a hull. [Obs.] --Holland. 2. A fund or foundation for the maintenance of needy scholars in their studies; also the sum given to the beneficiaries. [Scot.] 3. (Eccl.) An ornamental case of hold the corporal when not in use --Shipley. 4. An exchange, for merchants and bankers, in the cities of continental Europe. Same as {Bourse}. 5. A kind of bazaar. [Obs.] She says she went to the burse for patterns. --Old Play.
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