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purse-pride

purse-pride noun: the quality of being purse-proud; haughtiness in the possession of riches.

Noun

purse-pride (uncountable)

  1. The quality of being purse-proud; haughtiness in the possession of riches.

Questions about purse-pride

What does purse-pride mean?
Purse-pride means the quality of being purse-proud; haughtiness in the possession of riches.
What part of speech is purse-pride?
Purse-pride is a noun.

Words near purse-pride in the dictionary

  1. purse snatching
  2. purse string
  3. purse strings
  4. purse-bearer
  5. purse-bearers
  6. purse-pride
  7. purse-proud
  8. purse-seine
  9. purse-seined
  10. purse-seines
  11. purse-seining

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