burse
burse is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 4 senses. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.
Definitions
- 1.A fund or foundation for the maintenance of needy scholars in their studies; also, the sum given to the beneficiaries. [Scot.]
- 2.(Eccl.) An ornamental case of hold the corporal when not in use. Shipley.
- 3.An exchange, for merchants and bankers, in the cities of continental Europe. Same as Bourse.
- 4.A kind of bazaar. [Obs.] She says she went to the burse for patterns. Old Play.
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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- What is a fund or foundation for the maintenance of needy scholars in their studies; also, the sum given to the beneficiaries. [Scot.] called?
- What is an ornamental case of hold the corporal when not in use. Shipley called?
- What is an exchange, for merchants and bankers, in the cities of continental Europe. Same as Bourse called?
- What is a kind of bazaar. [Obs.] She says she went to the burse for patterns. Old Play called?
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- Definitions: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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