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PURSE STRING
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Dictionary entry overview: What does purse string mean?
• PURSE STRING (noun)
The noun PURSE STRING has 1 sense:
1. a drawstring used to close the mouth of a purse
Familiarity information: PURSE STRING used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A drawstring used to close the mouth of a purse
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("purse string" is a kind of...):
drawing string; drawstring; string (a tie consisting of a cord that goes through a seam around an opening)
Holonyms ("purse string" is a part of...):
purse (a small bag for carrying money)
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