GNU Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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   Burse , n. [LL. bursa, or F. bourse. See Bourse, and cf. Bursch, Purse.]
   A purse; also, a vesicle; a pod; a hull. [Obs.]
   Holland.
   
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   A fund or foundation for the maintenance of needy scholars in their studies; also, the sum given to the beneficiaries. [Scot.]
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   (Eccl.) An ornamental case of hold the corporal when not in use.
   Shipley.
   
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   An exchange, for merchants and bankers, in the cities of continental Europe. Same as Bourse.
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   A kind of bazaar. [Obs.]
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   She says she went to the burse for patterns.
   Old Play.
   
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