purselessadj.

Brit.

/ˈpəːsləs/, U.S.

/ˈpərsləs/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: purse n., -less suffix.

Etymology: < purse n. + -less suffix.

Having no purse; without a purse; (hence) having no money.

ΚΠ

1690 C. Ness Compl. Hist. & Myst. Old & New Test. I. 346 The purseless traveller fears not the purse-cutter.

1793 G. Butt Poems I. 66 Well the purseless scribbler kept from view How little we are mov'd, like you, or you.

1828 R. Montgomery Age Reviewed (ed. 2) i. 70 A den there is in London's foggy sphere..Where purseless rogues, and monied knaves are met.

1867 R. Palmer Life P. Howard 3 As purseless, scripless and shoeless as the seventy-two disciples of Christ.

1903 A. Adams Log of Cowboy viii. 102 This cow town had the reputation of setting a pace that left the wayfarer purseless and breathless.

1914 J. Mavor Econ. Hist. Russia I. iii. 71 The ranks of the discontented were thus being constantly recruited by landless and purseless peasants.

1997 Plain Dealer (Cleveland, Ohio) (Nexis) 19 Nov. 3 e Wallet in the back left pocket, keys in the front right, pens in the front left, I march proudly purseless down Padua halls.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	purseless
释义	purselessadj. Brit. /ˈpəːsləs/, U.S. /ˈpərsləs/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: purse n., -less suffix. Etymology: < purse n. + -less suffix. Having no purse; without a purse; (hence) having no money. ΚΠ 1690 C. Ness Compl. Hist. & Myst. Old & New Test. I. 346 The purseless traveller fears not the purse-cutter. 1793 G. Butt Poems I. 66 Well the purseless scribbler kept from view How little we are mov'd, like you, or you. 1828 R. Montgomery Age Reviewed (ed. 2) i. 70 A den there is in London's foggy sphere..Where purseless rogues, and monied knaves are met. 1867 R. Palmer Life P. Howard 3 As purseless, scripless and shoeless as the seventy-two disciples of Christ. 1903 A. Adams Log of Cowboy viii. 102 This cow town had the reputation of setting a pace that left the wayfarer purseless and breathless. 1914 J. Mavor Econ. Hist. Russia I. iii. 71 The ranks of the discontented were thus being constantly recruited by landless and purseless peasants. 1997 Plain Dealer (Cleveland, Ohio) (Nexis) 19 Nov. 3 e Wallet in the back left pocket, keys in the front right, pens in the front left, I march proudly purseless down Padua halls. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1690
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