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belt purse

belt purse noun: a small purse worn against the body, attached to a belt.

belt purse: a small purse worn against the body, attached to a belt
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Noun

belt purse (plural belt purses)

  1. A small purse worn against the body, attached to a belt.
    • I had wrapped the stones in a strong piece of soft leather, which I had stitched inside my belt purse.1874 December, Harry Lemon, “Dismal Dan’s Big Diamonds: A Christmas Story”, in Cape Monthly Magazine, volume 9, number 54, page 373
    • His hand touched the belt purse that held his unsigned commission as he swung off the rope ladder to step into the smallboat.1959, Jefferson Cooper, chapter 12, in Captain Seadog, New York: Pocket Books, page 155

Forms of belt purse

pluralbelt purses
alternative formbelt-purse
alternative formbeltpurse

Questions about belt purse

What does belt purse mean?
Belt purse means a small purse worn against the body, attached to a belt.
What part of speech is belt purse?
Belt purse is a noun.
What is the plural of belt purse?
The plural of belt purse is belt purses.

Words near belt purse in the dictionary

  1. belt of the crozier
  2. belt of Venus
  3. belt out
  4. belt printer
  5. belt printers
  6. belt purse
  7. belt purses
  8. belt sander
  9. belt sanders
  10. belt squat
  11. belt squats

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