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purseful

purseful noun: as much as a purse can hold.

Noun

purseful (plural pursefuls)

  1. As much as a purse can hold.
    • After claiming his prize the matador then retrieved his montera from the queen, who returned the hat along with a purseful of gold coins.1999, Rebecca Brandewyne, And Gold Was Ours, page 124

Forms of purseful

pluralpursefuls

Origin of purseful

From Middle English pursfull, porsful, equivalent to purse + -ful.

Questions about purseful

What does purseful mean?
Purseful means as much as a purse can hold.
What part of speech is purseful?
Purseful is a noun.
What is the plural of purseful?
The plural of purseful is pursefuls.

Words near purseful in the dictionary

  1. purse-seines
  2. purse-seining
  3. purse-string
  4. purse-string suture
  5. pursed
  6. purseful
  7. pursefuls
  8. Pursel
  9. purselane
  10. purselanes
  11. purseless

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