bulse
bulse noun: a bag or package of diamonds, gold dust or other precious materials.
Noun
bulse (plural bulses)
- A bag or package of diamonds, gold dust or other precious materials.
- [L]et me then comfort myself with the large treasure of Johnson's conversation which I have preserved for my own entertainment and that of the world, and let me exhibit what I have upon each occasion, whether more or less, whether a bulse, or only a few sparks of a diamond.1791, James Boswell, Life of Johnson, Oxford, published 2008, page 997
- bulses of diamonds and bags of guineas1849–1861, Thomas Babington Macaulay, The History of England from the Accession of James the Second, volume (please specify |volume=I to V), London: Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans, →OCLC
bulse meaning in Tamil
bulse in Tamil
- வயிரப்பை
Forms of bulse
| plural | bulses |
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Origin of bulse
Borrowed from Portuguese bolsa. Doublet of purse and bolsa.
Questions about bulse
- What does bulse mean?
- Bulse means a bag or package of diamonds, gold dust or other precious materials.
- What is bulse in Tamil?
- Bulse in Tamil is வயிரப்பை. See Bulse meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is bulse?
- Bulse is a noun.
- What is the plural of bulse?
- The plural of bulse is bulses.
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