Purse vs. Satchel
Pursenoun
A small bag for carrying money.
Satchelnoun
A bag or case with one or two shoulder straps, especially used to carry books etc.
Pursenoun
(US) A handbag (small bag usually used by women for carrying various small personal items)
Satchelnoun
A little sack or bag for carrying papers, books, or small articles of wearing apparel; a hand bag.
‘The whining schoolboy with his satchel.’;
Pursenoun
A quantity of money given for a particular purpose.
Satchelnoun
luggage consisting of a small case with a flat bottom and (usually) a shoulder strap
Pursenoun
(historical) A specific sum of money in certain countries: formerly 500 piastres in Turkey or 50 tomans in Persia.
Satchel
A satchel is a bag with a strap, traditionally used for carrying books. The strap is often worn so that it diagonally crosses the body, with the bag hanging on the opposite hip, rather than hanging directly down from the shoulder.
Purseverb
(transitive) To press (one's lips) in and together so that they protrude.
Purseverb
To draw up or contract into folds or wrinkles; to pucker; to knit.
Purseverb
To put into a purse.
Purseverb
To steal purses; to rob.
Pursenoun
A small bag or pouch, the opening of which is made to draw together closely, used to carry money in; by extension, any receptacle for money carried on the person; a wallet; a pocketbook; a portemonnaie.
‘Who steals my purse steals trash.’;
Pursenoun
Hence, a treasury; finances; as, the public purse.
Pursenoun
A sum of money offered as a prize, or collected as a present; as, to win the purse; to make up a purse.
Pursenoun
A specific sum of money
Purseverb
To put into a purse.
‘I will go and purse the ducats straight.’;
Purseverb
To draw up or contract into folds or wrinkles, like the mouth of a purse; to pucker; to knit.
‘Thou . . . didst contract and purse thy brow.’;
Purseverb
To steal purses; to rob.
‘I'll purse: . . . I'll bet at bowling alleys.’;
Pursenoun
a bag used for carrying money and small personal items or accessories (especially by women);
‘she reached into her bag and found a comb’;
Pursenoun
a sum of money spoken of as the contents of a money purse;
‘he made the contribution out of his own purse’; ‘he and his wife shared a common purse’;
Pursenoun
a small bag for carrying money
Pursenoun
a sum of money offered as a prize;
‘the purse barely covered the winner's expenses’;
Purseverb
contract one's lips into a rounded shape
Purseverb
gather or contract into wrinkles or folds; pucker;
‘purse ones's lips’;
